Heritage & Archeology   :::::: 27 sites added to World Heritage List 2008-07-09 14:28 :::::: Vanuatu's Roi Mata domain gets UNESCO world heritage status 2008-07-09 14:10 :::::: Another Croatian site added to World Heritage List 2008-07-09 07:12 :::::: World Heritage Committee inscribes 27 of 43 sites to UNESCO's list 2008-07-09 05:07 :::::: New Caledonia's lagoons on UNESCO world heritage list 2008-07-08 17:46 :::::: Cambodian official hails inscription of Preah Vihear Temple as World Heritage Site 2008-07-08 16:52 :::::: Fresh hope for lost tribe 2008-07-08 09:17 :::::: One more Chinese property added to World Heritage List 2008-07-08 06:23 :::::: Earthen "fortress" homes join World Heritage list 2008-07-07 21:23 :::::: Four new heritage sites added to UNESCO list 2008-07-07 12:31 :::::: One more Chinese property added to World Heritage List 2008-07-07 06:53 :::::: Thai official: Controversial temple likely to be approved as World Heritage site 2008-07-06 14:27 :::::: 5,000-year-old cemetery found in S Egypt 2008-07-06 05:59 :::::: Villagers work on Nuo masks 2008-07-05 21:06 :::::: Compass craft in Wan'an town of Xiuning County, Anhui Province 2008-07-05 20:48 :::::: Archaeologists reopening cave under Mexican pyramid 2008-07-04 16:01 :::::: Madagascar chameleon lives life in the fast lane 2008-07-01 14:15 :::::: Propping up heritage for future generations 2008-07-01 08:59 :::::: Freeing young minds from fetters of the past 2008-07-01 08:32 :::::: Previous home of Zhou Enlai found 2008-06-30 08:36 :::::: China plans to protect threatened Qiang culture in wake of quake 2008-06-26 20:01 :::::: Fossil of most primitive 4-legged creature found in Latvia 2008-06-26 09:33 :::::: Shanghai hunting for heirs to keep culture alive 2008-06-26 09:18 :::::: Russia confirms Tsar family remains found in Urals 2008-06-25 07:29 :::::: China to conduct three-month drive against pyramid sales 2008-06-23 18:34 :::::: Three Pacific locations to be considered for World Heritage Status 2008-06-23 10:11 :::::: Egypt, Spain to use underwater robot to search for ancient Egyptian king sarcophagus 2008-06-22 04:52 :::::: Tomb collapse kills grave robber in north China 2008-06-20 16:23 :::::: China to kick off repair programs on quake-damaged culture heritage sites 2008-06-18 20:37 :::::: Picasso painting breaks Australian selling record 2008-06-18 19:29 :::::: Archaeologists discover Migration Period burial place 2008-06-18 07:14 :::::: Preserve Qiang culture 2008-06-17 09:15 :::::: Hope amid devastation 2008-06-17 09:12 :::::: Profiting from culture 2008-06-16 09:08 :::::: Bronze statue of "Che" Guevara unveiled in Argentina 2008-06-15 10:24 :::::: Innovative Tibetan Thangka painting makes debut 2008-06-15 10:16 :::::: Ministry: Quake causes severe damage to cultural heritage items 2008-06-14 20:51 :::::: Ancient Beijing sites re-open after massive renovation 2008-06-14 18:54 :::::: Events, exhibitions mark China's Cultural Heritage Day 2008-06-14 11:09 :::::: Scenic, historic backdrop a boon for Zunyi tourism 2008-06-14 10:01 :::::: Experts caution about "oldest church" unearthed in Jordan 2008-06-12 10:44 :::::: China to unveil 2nd national intangible cultural heritage list 2008-06-11 20:55 :::::: Lijiang balances protection and modernization 2008-06-10 09:42 :::::: Ethnic culture brings ancient city to life 2008-06-10 09:39 :::::: Jordan unearths world's oldest Christian church 2008-06-09 16:01 :::::: Environmental concerns raised about Angkor of Cambodia 2008-06-07 11:43 :::::: $866 mln needed to repair relics in quake-hit area 2008-06-07 10:29 :::::: Quake causes huge damage to China's cultural relics 2008-06-06 16:56 :::::: Ming Dynasty temple intact after earthquake 2008-06-05 14:48 :::::: Shenyang Imperial Palace to undergo overhaul 2008-06-05 14:09 :::::: Road closed to preserve Afgan minarets 2008-06-05 13:45 :::::: First human arrivals in New Zealand dated to 1280 AD 2008-06-03 17:11 :::::: 6 countries in joint bid to get on cultural heritage list 2008-06-03 13:36 :::::: U.S. treasure hunting company finds 2 shipwrecks 2008-06-02 15:37 :::::: Soong memorial museum reopens in Shanghai 2008-06-02 14:57 :::::: Sphinx of Egypt under threat of birds 2008-06-02 10:51 :::::: New tribe of indigenous Indians discovered in Brazilian Amazon 2008-06-01 21:35 :::::: Before they walked the walk, humans shuffled 2008-05-30 13:37 :::::: Impossible! Scientists retrieve ancient Viking DNA 2008-05-30 13:36 :::::: Research: Stonehenge was burial site for centuries 2008-05-30 10:17 :::::: Race against time to save relics 2008-05-30 09:46 :::::: Terracotta figures in Xi'an suffer slight damage 2008-05-30 08:34 :::::: Egypt to identify mummy believed to belong to Thutmose I 2008-05-30 07:44 :::::: Ancient Egyptian Pharaonic army fort found 2008-05-29 13:25 :::::: Ancient Egyptian fortified city discovered in Sinai peninsula 2008-05-29 05:14 :::::: Historic, cultural relics to undergo repair work 2008-05-28 10:21 :::::: Zhongshan Warship settled in Wuhan museum 2008-05-27 17:06 :::::: Cleopatra's alabaster head found in Alexandria 2008-05-27 11:09 :::::: Imperial treasure guards -- the Liang family 2008-05-27 09:29 :::::: China gives Australia fossils as gift 2008-05-24 18:12 :::::: Major Bronze Age settlement found in Netherlands 2008-05-24 06:06 :::::: UN to help Kenya's Maasai people preserve heritage 2008-05-21 20:26 :::::: Yemen yields Arabian Peninsula's 1st dinosaur footprints 2008-05-21 16:55 :::::: UN to help indigenous communities to preserve cultural heritage 2008-05-21 11:01 :::::: China selects top national museums 2008-05-18 21:05 :::::: China to investigate cultural relic damages in quake zones 2008-05-18 20:21 :::::: Age-old heritage site victim of quake in SW China 2008-05-16 09:25 :::::: Polar bears listed as U.S. threatened species 2008-05-15 09:36 :::::: Caesar bust from 46 B.C. discovered in Rhone River 2008-05-14 15:46 :::::: Qianmen St. to be ready before Olympics 2008-05-13 14:47 :::::: Cambodian guards to protect Preah Vihear temple 2008-05-13 11:01 :::::: Temples stand the test of time 2008-05-12 08:56 :::::: China's Inner Mongolia undertakes most ambitious Great Wall survey, repair 2008-05-11 09:14 :::::: Skeletons found in eastern Canada date back to 19th century 2008-05-10 01:05 :::::: Chile: 14,000-year-old seaweed sign of earliest humans 2008-05-09 16:18 :::::: Ancient tea trees found in central China 2008-05-07 13:45 :::::: Renovation of Sagya Monastery resumes in Tibet 2008-05-07 10:22 :::::: Rebuilding opera's famous chamber 2008-05-06 08:57 :::::: 500-year-old shipwreck full of treasure found off Africa 2008-05-02 08:21 :::::: Asian, Pacific Americans to kick out annual heritage month 2008-05-01 11:09 :::::: Many memorabilia of Tagore stolen in Bangladesh 2008-04-26 13:45 :::::: Archaeologists: Chinese porcelain likely originates in Zhejiang 2008-04-26 03:17 :::::: Zhaoling Tombs under setting sun 2008-04-25 17:20 :::::: Restoration plan to be drawn for China's 800-year-old Buddhist rockcarving 2008-04-24 22:59 :::::: New! Asians painted with oil before Europeans 2008-04-23 15:56 :::::: Forbidden City facelift to finish in June 2008-04-23 09:39 :::::: Ancient Chinese sports shown in woodcut picture 2008-04-22 20:04 :::::: China launches largest ever Tibet cultural relic preservation 2008-04-18 22:50 :::::: Dried corpse spanning 445 years found in SE China 2008-04-18 18:55 :::::: China's largest dinosaur park to open 2008-04-17 13:41 :::::: Building height limit "not enough" for Macao's World Heritage site 2008-04-16 20:01 :::::: Ancient church catches fire in Wellington, New Zealand 2008-04-14 18:28 :::::: Relics returned to rightful place 2008-04-12 10:29 :::::: Fossils by the hundreds seen inside opaque amber 2008-04-11 14:39 :::::: Traditional operas blossom in Shanghai 2008-04-10 13:24 :::::: Smuggled relics to be sent home 2008-04-09 09:36 :::::: Ancient stone tools found at iron mine 2008-04-08 09:04 :::::: Imprinted bricks made in Han Dynasty unveiled 2008-04-08 08:30 :::::: First spring Confucius fete held in E China 2008-04-07 09:36 :::::: Aztecs devised arithmetic system 2008-04-05 08:52 :::::: Expert: Traditions of living Buddha reincarnation should be followed 2008-04-02 14:06 :::::: Stolen Aboriginal art found in Australian bushland 2008-04-01 20:44 :::::: Tibetan vocabulary grows as new terms find place in old tongue 2008-04-01 20:40 :::::: Imperial golden utensils highlight of HK auction 2008-04-01 14:18 :::::: Folk opera lacking at Young Singers' Contest 2008-04-01 14:14 :::::: Nude Picasso in lover's clinch to be auctioned 2008-04-01 13:50 :::::: Human remains shed light on tough life of ancient Egyptians 2008-03-31 09:44 :::::: London: Iron Age skeletons found at Olympic Park site 2008-03-28 19:13 :::::: China releases list of ancient books for protection 2008-03-28 19:02 :::::: Japanese Buddha sculpture fetches record $14.3 mln 2008-03-28 15:53 :::::: Face-lift on Duobao Buddhist Pagoda completed 2008-03-28 10:12 :::::: Stage performance explores drum culture 2008-03-28 10:10 :::::: News Feature: Tibetan ballad singer's unchanged melody 2008-03-27 20:17 :::::: Architects urge permanant awning to protect Peking Man site 2008-03-27 17:19 :::::: Expert: Ancient China cliff paintings face natural, human damage 2008-03-27 17:00 :::::: 62-million-year-old crocodile fossil found in Brazil 2008-03-27 13:17 :::::: Peking Opera enters campus 2008-03-27 09:51 :::::: Easter Island: take ear of Moai statue, go to jail 2008-03-26 19:38 :::::: Another Bosnian bridge put on UNESCO's World Heritage List 2008-03-26 07:45 :::::: World Bank grants $38.4 mln to China's Silk Road heritage 2008-03-21 19:57 :::::: Julius Caesar remembered in Italy 2008-03-21 10:07 :::::: China's biggest purple clay teapot completed 2008-03-21 10:01 :::::: Ancient Mycenaean harbor town inspired Greek myths? 2008-03-19 15:32 :::::: Cultural roots need deeper protection 2008-03-18 14:11 :::::: WWII warship found sunk off Australian coast 2008-03-17 13:50 :::::: Rare painting of Mozart authenticated 2008-03-15 15:52 :::::: Ancient temple, roadway, irrigation found near Cuzco 2008-03-14 19:49 :::::: Giant silk embroidery artwork completed in Jiangsu 2008-03-14 08:00 :::::: Beijing vice mayor proposes setting up Olympic museum 2008-03-13 20:27 :::::: Dage added to list of intangible cultural heritage 2008-03-12 09:24 :::::: World cultural heritage "Gassho Zukuri" in Japan 2008-03-11 19:13 :::::: Ancient Roman Emperor Augustus first house opens in Rome 2008-03-10 05:43 :::::: Chinese artist's descendants get 1st compensation from publishers 2008-03-06 19:02 :::::: China invests 236 mln yuan in protecting intangible cultural heritage 2008-03-06 12:54 :::::: Ancient tomb found may break Odysseus location puzzle 2008-03-06 09:56 :::::: 3,500-year-old archeological pieces unearthed in Mexico 2008-03-06 10:05 :::::: China offers more public cultural service 2008-03-04 09:57 :::::: "Symbolic city" to help revive traditional values 2008-03-03 08:33 :::::: China plans multi-billion dollar "culture symbolic city" to revive Confucianism 2008-03-01 23:16 :::::: Efforts urged to promote Chinese intangible cultural heritage 2008-02-28 20:50 :::::: Biggest fossil sea monster found in Norway 2008-02-28 20:08 :::::: Debate over China's Imperial Garden replica escalates 2008-02-28 20:17 :::::: 5,500-year-old plaza found in Peru 2008-02-28 14:03 :::::: Gooey, mud slurry preserved Burgess Shale fossils 2008-02-27 15:20 :::::: Maybe Mayans had temples for nobles and commoners 2008-02-27 14:00 :::::: Co-op needed to stop trade in relics 2008-02-27 09:53 :::::: Research: Christianity popular among China's Tang Dynasty citizens 2008-02-27 08:33 :::::: Curator makes museum a hip place to visit 2008-02-26 09:21 :::::: Bangladeshi artifacts return from Paris 2008-02-23 19:25 :::::: China's oldest library revives lessons of Confucius after 70-year hiatus 2008-02-22 19:25