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Modern Day Marco Polo Explores Netflix New Series
Todays contribution is from Francis O'Donnell who wrote the following review of the recent Netflix series about Marco Polo There are experts and then there are experts. Often Professors and scholars,...
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Ancient Nomads of Central Asia between Agrarian Empires: Evidence from Frozen...
Ancient Nomads of Central Asia between Agrarian Empires: Evidence from Frozen burials of the Altai Mountains (5th - 3rd Centuries BCE) Henri-Paul Francfort - Centre National de la Recherche...
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Dunhuang – Untold Tales, Untold Riches
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Dunhuang – Untold Tales, Untold RichesHong Kong Heritage MuseumThematic Galleries 1 to 5 and Function Place on 1/F and Orientation Theatre on G/F28 November 2014 - 16...
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Wang Meng, an artist from the Yuan period
The 1354 painting, Dwelling in Seclusion in the Summer Mountains, by the artist Wang Meng is now on view at the Freer Gallery through May 31. (Freer Gallery of Art)Why this 14th-Century Chinese Artist...
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More about the teenage female warrior from Southern Siberia (2.500 years ago)
Is this the face of an ancient Amazon female warrior?By Anna Liesowska06 February 2015Replica shows visage of 16 year old fighter buried with her weapons and horses.Is this the face of an ancient...
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Genghis Khan and Tangut
Beautiful piece, written by Bryn Hammond on her blog "Amgalant".Read it and have a look at her sitePosted on 7 February 20151{winged horse, Tangut, from the Yulin Caves. On his last Tangut campaign,...
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Copper Mining threatens Afghan Site of ancient Buddhist past
MES AYNAK, Afghanistan (AP) 5 February 2015 -- Treasures from Afghanistan's largely forgotten Buddhist past are buried beneath sandy hills surrounding the ancient Silk Road town of Mes Aynak - along...
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Marco Polo, seen through the eyes of Prof. Qiguang Zhao
Part 1 Another WorldIn Marco Polo's footsteps: from Venice to the Holy Land, through the Middle East to the home of the assassins of Alamut.From AljazeeraA childhood fascination with the Italian...
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The Lost Dhow: A Discovery from the Maritime Silk Route
The Lost Dhow: A Discovery from the Maritime Silk RouteIn the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto from December 13, 2014 to April 26, 2015In 1998, an Arab ship carrying goods from China was discovered at the...
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The Mysteries of the Marco Polo Maps
Book review in The Spectator by Richard Walker 24 January 2015The real mystery is how it got publishedBenjamin B. Olshin’s The Mysteries of the Marco Polo Maps is an unconvincing speculation – but a...
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Craniotomy on female from the Xiaohe tombs in Xinjiang
Daily Mail by VICTORIA WOOLLASTON PUBLISHED: 3 February 2015 Chinese mummy suggests brain surgery was carried out 3,600 years ago: Hole in skull may have been created by craniotomy* The...
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Afghanistan Digital Library
A project of NYU Libraries.The immediate objective of the Afghanistan Digital Library is to retrieve and restore the first sixty years of Afghanistan’s published cultural heritage. The project is...
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Imperial Seals from ancient China
China Daily 17 February 2015The imperial seal, which is called “Yuxi” in Chinese, represents the highest power of the country in ancient China. It is said that the first imperial seal was created when...
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The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna
The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghaznaby Muhammad NazimPaperback: 288 pagesPublisher: Cambridge University Press; Reissue edition (11 Dec. 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1107456592Originally...
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Golden Coins Discovered in Genghis Khan's City Of Karakorum, Mongolia
MessageToEagle.com 1 December 2014 Gold coins belonging to the era of legendary Genghis Khan have been discovered in the ancient capital of Karakorum (Qara Qorum) in Mongolia along with several items...
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Die alten Seidenstrassen zwischen China und Syrien
Die alten Seidenstrassen zwischen China und Syrienby Albert HerrmannPaperback: 84 pagesPublisher: Vero Verlag (27 Nov. 2014)Language: GermanISBN-10: 3737206570"Die ersten direkten Handelsbeziehungen,...
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Islamic coins found in a Viking Age grave from Norway
Irish Archaeology .ie 15 February 2015The Viking grave (PHOTO: RAGNAR VENNATRØ / NTNU / SCIENCE MUSEUM)Archaeologists have uncovered a Viking Age grave in Skaun, Norway that most likely contained the...
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The Conservation of a 5th century Buddhist Gandharan Manuscript
Separation Anxiety:The Conservation of a 5th century BuddhistGandharan Manuscriptby Susan Sayre BattonFebruary 21, 2000(click on small images to go to full page images with captions)"Then, in the midst...
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Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism
Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism Volume 1Edited by Jonathan A. Silk, Leiden University, Editor-in-ChiefConsulting Editors: Oskar von Hinüber, Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg and Vincent...
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