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Site of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty imperial palace discovered in Beijing
Chinese archaeologists solve mystery of Beijing’s Forbidden PalaceFor the centuries, the location in Beijing of Kublai Khan’s Yuan dynasty palace remained a mystery. Experts at the Palace Museum now...
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Workshop Cultural Production, Exchange and Legacies in the Timurid Period
University of Leiden 26-27 May 2016: The Timurid Period: Cultural Production, Exchange and LegaciesWorkshop organized within the Leiden Central Asia Initiative, funded by the research profile Asian...
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Palace Museum in China confirms ancient relics find from Yuan Period
Maintenance work is carried out on a courtyard at the Palace Museum last month. ZHU WANCHANG/CHINA DAILY From: HeritageDailyTHE PALACE MUSEUM IN BEIJING HAS CONFIRMED THE DISCOVERY OF RELICS FROM THE...
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Mummy of a young boy (12/13th C) found at the Zeleny Yar necropolis (northern...
DNA tests to seek modern relatives of 800 year old mummified boyThe Siberian Times by Anna Liesowska09 May 2016Pictures show child from Middle Ages as he is unwrapped after his remains were...
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International conference Islamabad 13-15 May: Recent Discoveries in Khyber...
Comprehensive policy implemented to introduce legislation to protect heritageThe Express Tribune 12 May 2016PESHAWAR: A three-day international conference titled ‘Recent Discoveries in Khyber...
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The Silk Road in Northern Europe
3600-year-old Swedish axes from Cypriot copperincyprus — 11/05/2016Bronze tools found in Sweden dating from 3,600 years ago were made using copper from the Mediterranean, archaeologists have shown....
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First evidence of tea consumed by a Han Dynasty emperor
World's oldest tea on display in NW China Xinhua 16 may 2016World's oldest tea will go on display starting on May 18 at a museum in Hanyang, northwest China'sShaanxi province. [Photo/Xinhua]Tea...
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Roman Views of the Chinese in Antiquity
Roman Views of the Chinese in AntiquityAndré Bueno1Rio de Janeiro State UniversitySino-Platonic Papers no. 261 May 2016Abstract: How did the ancient Romans view the Chinese? In this short essay I...
View ArticleBuddhist Cave Art in the Getty
Cave temples of Dunhuang: Art, History and ConservationExploring the history of the Mogao cave temple site—from its founding to abandonment, and its revitalization in the 20th century—“Cave Temples of...
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Lecture Victor Mair "Dunhuang as Nexus of the Silk Road during the Middle Ages"
Dunhuang as Nexus of the Silk Road during the Middle AgesSymposium Keynote Lecture by Victor H. Mair Foreign dignitaries, Cave 85, Tang dynasty (618–907 CE). Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, China. Courtesy...
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Jade and gold clothes of a prince's wife
Jade and gold clothes unearthed from the tomb of Prince Jin of Zhongshan of the Han Dynasty. [Photo/Atron.Net] europe.chinadaily.com 18 May 2016An exhibition featuring gold and silver wares, jade wares...
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A Tang Dynasty Tomb (C.740), Boy Bands and the Spice Girls
A TANG DYNASTY TOMB (C.740), BOY BANDS AND THE SPICE GIRLSby Peter Frankopan5/20/20160 Comments I have always been rather fond of a straight-talking official from Tang dynasty China named Han Xiu, who...
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The Monk of the Mines- Mes Aynak
Tearsheet: Simon Norfolk photographs Mes Aynak for National Geographic
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5,000-Year-Old Chinese Beer Recipe Had Secret Ingredient
A stove fragment from the Mijiaya site that was probably used to heat the fermenting grain mash during the beer-brewing process.Credit: Fulai XingLive Science by Tom MetcalfeMay 23, 2016Barley might...
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Chinese and Indian archaeologists mull exploring birthplace of Buddhism
Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath. [Photo/CRI/travel.india.com]China Daily Europe 24 May 2016Chinese and Indian archaeologists are currently discussing a cultural cooperation project in the birthplace of...
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Mystery of Mongol Retreat from Hungary Solved
By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor | May 27, 2016 Tree rings hold a record of annual growth, which researchers can use to extrapolate weather. This is fir timber from a historical building...
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Hwajeong Museum, treasure trove of Asian art
The museum showcases highlights of its collection to mark the 10th anniversary of the reopeningKorea Herald 29 may 2016 Hwajeong Museum, nestled on the edge of Bugaksan Mountain, northern Seoul, is an...
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The Mongols' Middle East
Continuity and Transformation in Ilkhanid IranEdited by Bruno De Nicola, University of St. Andrews (UK) and Charles Melville, University of CambridgeISBN13: 9789004311992Expected Date: June...
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China ancient Buddhist caves face new threat - tourists
The Washington Post by Simon Denyer 18 May 2016GILLES SABRIE/WASHINGTON POSTThe Great Buddha in cave 96, dating from China's early Tang Dynasty. At the heart of the ancient Silk Road, on the edge of...
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Princess Ukok on display in Altai Rep. (Russia)
2,500 year old tattooed 'ice princess' wears 'fur' to go on public display at next new moonBy The Siberian Times reporter03 June 2016Ancient mummy preserved by permafrost dressed up for her debut 21st...
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