14th century Narasimha temple found

A Vaishnavaite temple of Narasimhaswamy was found on Sunday by Puttakota villagers in the valley close to Mahadwaram of cantonment of erstwhile Reddi kings of Kondaveedu.
While the main deity is missing, the architecture of the temple suggests it was one of those from the early days of Reddi kings (1325 AD) establishing their capital at Kondaveedu and lived at the foothill and built some Vaishnavaite and Shaivaite temples for their religious purposes.[...]
hindu.com

Ancient Sar Masjed Fire Temple’s Condition Worrisome

The massive stone-structure known as the Sar-Masjed Fire Temple in the city of Masjed Soleiman, in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran is currently in a worrisome state and its future remains uncertain.[...]
cais-soas.com

Archeologists Conquer Lands of Princess of Ukok

Russian archeologists have gained removal of the ban on diggings of tumuli in Altai Republic, where the mummy of Princes of Ukok was discovered in 1993.
The mysterious find is about 2.5 thousand years old. Local dwellers proclaimed the Princess of Ukok the progenitress of the people and demanded not to touch “their” tomb.[...]
russia-ic.com

700-km-long Great Wall found in NW China

More than 700 km of ancient Great Wall has been discovered in Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, as a result of the third national survey on cultural relics started in April, 2007 and will end in December, 2011.[...]
chinadaily.com.cn

7th century village discovered in Eastern Province

A 7th century village has been unearthed in the Al-Raaka district of Dammam near the shores of the Arabian Gulf, the Supreme Commission for Tourism and Antiquities announced Monday.
Researchers say the village has been dated to the early Muslim era. “From the materials that we have discovered at the site, such as ceramic pottery and other artifacts, it is quite easy to ascertain the period to which they belong,” said Dr. Ali I. Al-Ghabban, deputy secretary-general for antiquities and museums.[...]
arabnews.com

Ausstellung: "Aufruhr 1225!"

In der neuen Ausstellung "Aufruhr 1225!" präsentiert das LWL-Museum für Archäologie in Herne vom 27. Februar an Ritter, Burgen und Intrigen. Zu den hochkarätigen Exponaten der Schau des Landschaftsverbandes Westfalen-Lippe (LWL) zählt der sogenannte Cappenberger Kopf. Das rund 30 Zentimeter hohe Abbild Friedrich Barbarossas ist das älteste plastische Bildnis eines deutschen Kaisers mit individuellem Charakter.[...]
archaeologie-online.de

Antiker römischer Gesetzestext wiederentdeckt

Als ein privater Sammler bei einem Antiquitätenhändler 17 Textfragmente auf Pergament kaufte, hatte er keine Ahnung, was sich dahinter verbarg. Nun konnten Epigrafiker in den lateinischen Lettern eine verloren geglaubte römische Gesetzessammlung erkennen: den Codex Gregorianus.[...]
epoc-magazin.de

ICHTHO Severed All Ties With The British Museum Over Cyrus The Great Cylinder

In a news conference Hamid Baqaee, the director of Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organisation (ICHTO), announced that all cultural ties and cooperation with the British Museum (BM) is severed, reported the Persian service of ISNA on Saturday.[...]
source

Shackleton's Antarctic spirits saved

Three crates of Scotch whisky and two crates of brandy buried under Antarctic ice for more than 100 years have been recovered by a heritage team restoring Irish-born explorer Ernest Shackleton’s hut.
New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust team leader Al Fastier says he believes some bottles, abandoned by Shackleton at Cape Royds when he was forced to abort his Nimrod expedition to the South Pole in 1909, are still intact.[...]
irishtimes.com

4 Thousand Year Archaeological Cemeteries Discovered in Syria

Archaeology Department in Daraa city (Southern Syria) discovered on Thursday 3 cemeteries eastern Tal –al-Ashar including a number of important findings of historical values. The three cemeteries date back to 2 thousand BC when Canaanites lived in the region.[...]
globalarabnetwork.com