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Pakistan is going to lose one of the most precious rock art carvings due to construction of the Diamer-Basha Dam. The proposed site of the dam hosts some 30,000 ancient art carvings and inscriptions...
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The J. Paul Getty Museum's iconic statue of Aphrodite, which became a symbol of American museums' involvement in the illicit antiquities trade, was unveiled in its new home Tuesday in the windswept... As far as specimens go, it's not the most polished. Its bones won't be assembled and mounted, visitors won't get to see the hadrosaur's size or picture it with skin and muscle. It doesn't even... The Ministry of Heritage and Culture has identified 748 sites for archaeological research, excavation and maintenance. Also, 2,660 historical and archaeological landmarks and 26,693 pieces... Hama Antiquities Department finished the restoration of a group of rare antique coins dating back to Byzantine and Islamic Eras, according to Syrian News Agency. The coins were unearthed... Work has started to excavate three Bronze Age burial mounds on Golden Cap in Dorset. Preliminary excavation work was carried out on the mounds in May 2009 [Credit: BBC] The 4,000-year-old... The suspect, a retired university lecturer with a Ph. D in history from the United States, sold among other things, silver coins from the Second Temple period and 1,500 year old clay oil lamps. He... An Aboriginal burial site near Condobolin could be more than 25 thousand years old. The remains of an aboriginal man were found on a private property, around 50 kilometres from the town earlier this... The island of Aegina, a short boat trip from Piraeus, is large enough, at 83 square kilometers, to offer a variety of pleasant walks and hikes. One of the least strenuous options is a... The majestic pyramids of the Sun, in Teotihuacan, Estado de Mexico, of the Niches in El Tajin, Veracruz, and of the Inscriptions, in Palenque, Chiapas, are clear examples of the symbolic... This summer, the Marine Heritage section of the Department of Conservation Services will work to rescue artifacts from the shipwreck of the blockade runner, the Marie Celeste. The bow of...
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