Yamagata University team finds 143 ancient geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca grasslands
Yamagata University has announced the discovery of 143 geoglyphs on the Nazca Pampa and surrounding areas in Peru, including one found in a study using artificial intelligence technology. The university's team, led by professor Masato Sakai, found 142 geoglyphs, including representations of humans, snakes and ...
Egypt on Thursday unveiled two archaeological discoveries in Luxor, including an industrial zone at the southern city's West Valley, also known as the Valley of the Monkeys. Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 30 workshops in the industrial area, the Ministry of Antiquities said in a statement. ...
Light brighter than the sun to virtually decipher ancient Herculaneum scrolls
Scientists at Britain's national synchrotron facility have harnessed powerful light beams to virtually unwrap and decipher fragile scrolls dating back 2,000 years in a process they hope will provide new insights into the ancient world. The two complete scrolls and four fragments — from the ...
Japan picks ancient Jomon Period sites as candidates for UNESCO World Heritage recognition in 2021
A government panel identified on Tuesday a set of Jomon Period archaeological sites in northern Japan as a potential candidate for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage designation in 2021. Tokyo will submit its formal recommendation by next Feb. 1 to the organization representing the ancient sites, ...
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of one of the world's oldest rural mosques, built around the time Islam arrived in the Holy Land, they said on Thursday. The Israel Antiquities Authority estimates that the mosque, uncovered ahead of new construction in the Bedouin ...
Ancient Iraqi city of Babylon designated UNESCO World Heritage site
The ancient city of Babylon, first referenced in a clay tablet from the 23rd century B.C., was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site on Friday, after a vote that followed decades of lobbying by Iraq. The vote, at a UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in ...
Acropolis Museum opens ancient Athens neighborhood site below its base
Greece's Acropolis Museum has opened an excavation site underneath its modern building, allowing visitors for the first time to walk through an ancient Athenian neighborhood that survived from the classical era to Byzantine times. The museum, which sits at the foot of the Acropolis hill ...
Ancient Afghan citadel collapses; other cultural heritage sites at risk
An ancient tower dating back 2,000 years in the historic Afghan city of Ghazni collapsed last week, local officials said, raising concerns about the vulnerability of the country's cultural heritage and the government's ability to protect them. The old citadel, known as Ghaznain Fort, originally ...
Russia uncovers 40,000-year-old wolf head preserved in Siberian ice
About 40,000 years ago, a wolf died in what we know as Siberia. Now its severed head has been found, and because of the freezing conditions, it is so well preserved that its fur, teeth, brain and facial tissue are largely intact. A Yakutia resident, ...
UNESCO panel recommends adding Japan's Mozu-Furuichi tombs to World Heritage List
A UNESCO advisory panel has recommended adding two ancient tumulus clusters in western Japan, including the country's largest keyhole-shaped mound, to the World Cultural Heritage list, a government official said Tuesday. Among the sites is the mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku in Osaka Prefecture, officially called ...
Oldest human footprint found in the Americas confirmed in Chile, researchers say
A 15,600-year-old footprint discovered in southern Chile is believed to be the oldest ever found in the Americas, according to researchers. The footprint was first discovered in 2010 by a student at the Universidad Austral of Chile. Scientists then worked for years to rule out ...
Hokkaido Museum surveying disputed Russian-held isles in bid to save Japanese artifacts
The Hokkaido Museum in Sapporo has been surveying historical artifacts on the four Russian-held isles claimed by Japan through a bilateral arrangement that lets Japanese former residents make visa-free visits. Hiroshi Ushiro, the chief curator, used the program to make visits from 2005 through 2018 ...
