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Egyptian artisans carve a path to world luxury markets
Art & Culture 2 years ago

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Egyptian artisans carve a path to world luxury markets

Egyptian luxury brands are harnessing traditional craftsmanship from jewellery design to carpet weaving to bring the country's ancient cultural riches to the world.
Animal bones, ancient Romans' snack food found in Colosseum
Art & Culture 3 years ago

Animal bones, ancient Romans' snack food found in Colosseum

Other discoveries include more than 50 bronze coins from the late Roman period as well as a silver coin from around 170-171 AD to commemorate 10 years of rule of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. 
Iraq unveils archaeological park with ancient carvings
Art & Culture 3 years ago

Iraq unveils archaeological park with ancient carvings

Authorities in northern Iraq on Sunday unveiled an "archaeological park" of 2,700-year-old carvings from the rule of the Assyrians, showing kings praying to the gods.
Syria's last traditional boat-makers keep ancient craft afloat
Art & Culture 3 years ago

Syria's last traditional boat-makers keep ancient craft afloat

Khaled Bahlawan hammers nails into a traditional wooden boat he built by hand, toiling under the scorching sun on Syria's Mediterranean coast to preserve a disappearing ancient skill.
Archeologists discover ancient Mayan city at building site
Art & Culture 3 years ago

Archeologists discover ancient Mayan city at building site

Archeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on the construction site of what is to become an industrial park near Merida, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
New ancient inscription adds insight into Mataram kingdom history
Archipelago 4 years ago

New ancient inscription adds insight into Mataram kingdom history

An ancient inscription on an andesite slab presumed to be from the time of the Mataram kingdom in the 10th century was found during a recent excavation of an unnamed temple in Mojokerto regency, East Java.
Archaeologists find pre-Columbian mass grave in Peru
Art & Culture 4 years ago

Archaeologists find pre-Columbian mass grave in Peru

Archeologists found remains of some 25 people, mainly women and children, as well as dozens of ceramic vessels and objects such as needles used in textile work.
Ancient factory exposes secrets of winemaking in the Holy Land
Art & Culture 4 years ago

Ancient factory exposes secrets of winemaking in the Holy Land

Wine was a common beverage in ancient times, served to children as well as adults, and was often used as a substitute for water, which was not always safe to drink, or as an additive to improve its taste and nutritional value.
Ancient pharaonic boat taken to Egypt's grand new museum
Art & Culture 4 years ago

Ancient pharaonic boat taken to Egypt's grand new museum

Egypt has transported the Pharaoh Khufu's intact solar boat dating back some 4,600 years to the country's soon to be unveiled grand museum, the antiquities ministry said on Saturday.
Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old 'lost' city near Luxor
Destinations 4 years ago

Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old 'lost' city near Luxor

At the site near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings, workers carefully carried ancient pots and showed human and animal remains dug up from the earth as members of the media toured around curved brick walls and rudimentary streets.
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