Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by Islamic State
Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the archaeological site was ravaged by Islamic State fighters after they seized large areas of Iraq and neighbouring Syria in 2014. January 09, 2025 10:09 am IST – Nimrud A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq’s famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting ...
The 4,100-year-old tomb of Doctor of a Pharaoh
The 4,100-year-old tomb of a doctor who "treated the pharaoh himself" has been discovered at the site of Saqqara in Egypt. The burial belongs to a doctor named "Tetinebefou," the Swiss-French team that made the discovery reported in a translated blog post. Although the artifacts in the tomb had been plundered, archaeologists ...
Happy New Year 2025!
To Our Friends and Supporters of World Cultural Heritage Voices. On behalf of our colleagues and volunteers at WCHV, and on the occasion of the Global New Year of 2025, we would like to extend our regards and best wishes for a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support of ...
Awaiting the Light of Freedom on the Long Night of Yalda
In ancient times, when the secrets of evolution and Earth’s natural elements had not yet been discovered by humans, Persians chose gods inspired by nature. Among these gods, the sun had a special and important place due to how it makes life possible and has helped to save humans from ...
14-kilogram Roman chainmail found near Bonn reveals local craftworkers’ role in armor repair
A 14-kilogram cache of Roman mail armor, unearthed in 2012 during excavations in a civilian settlement (vicus) near the Roman legionary fortress in Bonn, Germany, has been studied using advanced imaging techniques, revealing how soldiers maintained and recycled their equipment far from supply hubs. The find consists of at least four ...
The Ancient Sassanian City of Bishapur By Dr. Kaveh Farrokh The article “Ancient City of Bishapur” written by Baback Khademi was published on the Iran Marco Polo venue on February 6, 2019. It is notable that Bishapur is registered as a UNESCO world heritage site. The version printed below has been slightly edited from ...
The Ancient Promise of Water
By Jarrett A. LobellAs As they strolled through a colonnaded peristyle shaded from the blazing sun or admired the stunning frescoes covering the walls of their opulent home, the residents of the Villa Arianna would have prized their view of Mount Vesuvius not too far in the distance. But the volcano would ...
Looted Etruscan Sarcophagi Recovered
ROME, ITALY—Italian police seized an array of third-century b.c. Etruscan artifacts that looters had found on their own land in the Umbrian town of Città della Pieve and had attempted to sell on the black market, according to a report in The Straits Times. Two sarcophagi, eight stone urns carved with Greek mythological ...
World Philosophy Day
World Philosophy Day November 21 By celebrating World Philosophy Day each year, on the third Thursday of November, UNESCO underlines the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for each culture and for each individual. Philosophy is an inspiring discipline as well as an everyday practice that can transform societies. ...
