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Climate Change and the Rise of the Mongols
Climate Change and the Rise of an EmpireDid an unusually favorable climate create conditions for a new political order under Chinggis Khan? By Nicola Di Cosmo · Published 2014Email Share TweetRoy...
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Chinese Jews of Ancient Lineage Huddle Under Pressure
New York Times September 24, 2016 by Chris BuckleyPeople playing mah-jongg in an alley in what was the Jewish neighborhood of Kaifeng, China, next to the site of the old synagogue. CreditAdam Dean for...
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The Blue Wolf: A Novel of the Life of Chinggis Khan
The Blue Wolf: A Novel of the Life of Chinggis Khan (Weatherhead Books on Asia) Hardcover – 19 Oct 2016by Inoue Yasushi and Joshua A. Fogel Hardcover: 304 pagesPublisher: Columbia University Press (19...
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New discoveries prove Bazira a living city before arrival of Alexander
Dawn by FAZAL KHALIQ 5 October 2016WHMINGORA: Archaeologists have claimed to have made new discoveries that show that Bazira area in Barikot, Swat was a living city even before the arrival of...
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Ancient Roman coins found buried under ruins of Japanese castle leave...
The rare coins are thought to date back to around 400ADThe Independent by Gabriel Samuels Tuesday 27 September 2016Archaeologists were left baffled by the "strange" discovery of ancient Roman coins...
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Evidence of a Persian official working in the former capital Nara more than...
The piece of wood was discovered in the 1960s but as only now been fully analysed Nara National Research Institute for Cultural PropertiesThe Japan Times 5 October 2016Ancient Japan may have been far...
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Greek Perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire
Persia Through the Looking GlassJanet Morgan234mm x 156mm392 pages74 b&w illustration(s)Edinburgh Studies in Ancient PersiaPublished March 2016ISBNHardback: 9780748647231eBook (ePub):...
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Ancient Greeks 'may have inspired China's Terracotta Army'
Some of the 8,000 life-size terracotta figures near the tomb of China’s first emperor. Photograph: Museum of the Terracotta Army/PAMaev KennedyWednesday 12 October 2016 19.19 BSTLast modified on...
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Thunder from the Steppes: New Perspectives on the Mongol Empire
Thunder from the Steppes: New Perspectives on the Mongol EmpireConference/Symposium | September 29 – 30, 2016 every day | 180 Doe LibrarySponsors: Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS), UC Berkeley...
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Afghanistan's archaeological sites to be mapped in a huge database
Archaeologists dig Afghanistan, map its cultural heritagePhys.org by Anne Chain September 14, 2016For archaeologists Afghanistan, rich in ancient treasures and once a key stop on the legendary silk...
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Archaeologists discover Scythian treasure in Poltava Oblast
The top of a Scythian gold comb excavated in Ukraine Euromaidan Express 31 July 2016About 30 pieces of Scythian gold have been found in a kurhan (burial mound) in Bilsk, Kotelevsky District, Poltava...
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Rare exhibition of 5th century Gupta period sculptures in Beijing
India stakes claim to Silk Road legacy through rare Beijing exhibitIndia is conveying a message to Beijing that it also has a direct stake in the old road's legacy.INDIA TODAY Ananth Krishnan | Posted...
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Do Genghis Khan and Westerners have a common ancestor?
A women’s gold ring from the 12th or 13th century, discovered in Tavan Tolgoi in eastern Mongolia. (provided by Chung-Ang University professor Lee Kwang-ho)Newly published research indicates that...
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The Qiuci Grottoes the murals in the ancient Kingdom of Kucha
CCTV- America.com October 12, 2016 From the series XINJIANG: Exploring China’s new frontierThe ancient Silk Road was not only a trade route, but also a corridor for ideas to flow. Today in...
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Siberia's Stone Idols
The Siberian Times 19 October 2016 by Tamara Zubchuk2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.Ust-Taseyevsky stone idol. Picture:...
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The Legacy of the Ancient Kings. Ctesiphon and the Persian Sources of Islamic...
The Legacy of the Ancient Kings. Ctesiphon and the Persian Sources of Islamic Art15.11.2016 to 02.04.2017 Pergamonmuseum Berlin GermanyHow did Islamic cultures and Islamic art arise? Where do their...
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Ancient Chinese 'export-quality porcelain' discovered in Mexico's Acapulco port
Source:Xinhua/ Global Times.cn 15 October 2016Photo taken on Oct. 5, 2016, shows antique Chinese porcelain fragments in the city of Acapulco, Mexico.A new archaeological find announced on Friday in...
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The Age of Islam and the Mongols by Christoph Baumer
THE HISTORY OF CENTRAL ASIA: The Age of Islam and the Mongols by Christoph Baumer Written by John Hare Published in Books14Oct2016 For the layman, the history of Central Asia is complex. When I first...
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The Culture of Appreciating and Collecting Art at the Mongol Yuan Court
Elegant Gathering of the Princess: The Culture of Appreciating and Collecting Art at the Mongol Yuan CourtNational Palace Museum Taipei, TaiwanDates: 2016/10/06~2016/12/26Gallery: (Northern Branch)...
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Chinese archaeologist refutes BBC report on Terracotta Warriors
Source: Xinhua | October 18, 2016A Chinese archaeologist recently refuted a BBC report about northwest China's Terracotta Warriors, saying that the article has quoted her out of context and overstated...
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