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Learn more about the Zeleniy Yar burial site, meet a woman of the 12th Century
Meet the mummified Polar beauty, her long eyelashes and hair still intact after 900 yearsSiberian Times by Anna Liesowska04 August 2017Unearthed on the edge of the Arctic, she is the only woman so far...
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Bronze Age warrior, ready for combat found in Omsk
Ancient warrior unearthed marching to afterlife with his dagger drawn, wearing stylish earringsThe Siberian Times by Anna Liesowska05 August 2017Fighter from almost 3,000 year ago was ready to impale...
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From the British Museum: Conserving a Tang Dynasty Embroidery
Conserving Vulture Peak | Episode 6: Backing fabricThis week conservators Hannah and Monique choose and prepare the new backing fabric for the Vulture Peak embroidery. Conserving Vulture Peak | Episode...
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New Smithsonian's Sackler Exhibition: Encountering the Buddha: Art and...
Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery Explores Rich Buddhist Heritage of Asia“ENCOUNTERING THE BUDDHA: ART AND PRACTICE ACROSS ASIA” TO GO ON VIEW OCT. 14Media only:Erick Hoffman 202-633-0447 or 202-412-3916;...
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The Great Wall of Siberia dating to '1st millennium BC'
Discovered: the Great Wall of Siberia dating to '1st millennium BC'The Siberian Times by Anna Liesowska15 August 2017Giant ramparts guarded Altai Mountains against attack from the north, says leading...
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Tholing monastery in Tibet
Digitalized monastery fresco brings visitors closer to Tibetan cultureXinhua | Updated: 2017-08-15 Visitors view frescos in Tholing Monastery in Tibet via digital technology. [Photo/zjol.com]Paintings...
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The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhara
An Introduction with Selected Translations (Classics of Indian Buddhism)by Richard SalomonPaperback: 481 pagesPublisher: Wisdom Publications (17 April 2018)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1614291683In the...
View ArticleFrom the British Museum: Conserving a Tang Dynasty Embroidery Episode 8
Conserving Vulture Peak | Episode 8: Examining the back of the embroideryThis week, Hannah investigates the back of the embroidery. Using a UV lamp she can further investigate the different dyes used...
View ArticleAncient Merv/ Merv city reconstruction/ Древний Мерв
3д реконструкция древнего города Мерв Ancient city Merv 3d reconstruction. Capital city of Seljuks. Circa 1200 AD.
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Gandhara: Buddhism and Trade/ Lectures by Kurt Behrendt MET NY November 9, 2016
Gandhara: Buddhism and Trade, Part Onehttp://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video/lectures/gandhara-buddhism-and-trade-1In the lush valleys where the Himalayas meet the foothills of Hindu Kush, a great...
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Marco Polo's Heretical Tales of the East by Francis O'Donnell
Francis O’Donnell is an artist, author, filmmaker and explorer. He is an alumnus of the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he earned a BFA in Media Arts. A veteran of the United States Marine...
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Elaborate 16/17th C.burial of young child at the Tazovsky peninsula (Siberia)
Grave of medieval 'infant prince' found in Arctic, one of 9 newly-discovered burials of 'children'The Siberian Times 07 September 2017Young boy was laid to rest all alone with two iron knives, his feet...
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Interesting new developments extinct Denisovans
Extinct Denisovans from Siberia made stunning jewellery - but did they also discover Australia? The Siberian Times by Olga Gertcyk14 September 2017Time for rethink on capabilities of lost species of...
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Freer and Sackler: Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia
New Sackler Buddhist Exhibition Doubles the Immersive ExperiencesFilm of Sri Lankan site joins popular shrine room as part of three-year exhibition and we finally learn why one Buddha’s hair is blueTwo...
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From the British Museum: Conserving a Tang Dynasty Embroidery, the final 3...
Conserving Vulture Peak | Episode 9: Turning the EmbroideryIn this week's episode, Hannah and colleagues from the rest of the conservation team flip the embroidery so that we can see the right side up...
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Rare coal belt decorations worn by women warriors found in Siberia
Chic women's jewellery made of coal, encrusted with jade and coral from 2,200 years agoBy Sergey Zubchuk and Anna LiesowskaThe Siberian Times 09 October 2017Eyecatching belt buckles worn by Xiongnu...
View ArticleWhat Was the Terracotta Army For? Lecture by Eugene Wang
Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 6:30 p.m.Denver Art Museum; Hamilton Building, Sharp AuditoriumThe First Emperor’s tomb complex, with its auxiliary pits filled with thousands of life-size terracotta figures,...
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IDP News Issue No. 49
The Georgetown-IDP ProjectAn Overview of North American CollectionsHighlights from North American CollectionsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art — Pieces from Dunhuang?Selected Bibliography on North...
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Silk in a Viking grave connecting East and West
‘Allah’ Is Found on Viking Funeral ClothesThe New York Times by CHRISTINA ANDERSONOCT. 14, 2017Continue reading the main storyShare This PagePhotoA reconstructed Viking boat grave from the Gamla...
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Kara-Turug petroglyphs from ancient Siberia
Mountainside gallery where all civilisations added their own art from Bronze Age to medieval timesSiberian Times by Sergey Zubchuk and Olga Gertcyk16 October 2017On the border between Russia and...
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