National Geographic recently featured an article by Richard Stone on the Angkor and the Khmer Empire.
[...Angkor is the scene of one of the greatest vanishing acts of all time. The Khmer kingdom lasted from the 9th to the 15th centuries, and at its height dominated a wide swath of Southeast Asia, from Myanmar (Burma) in [...]
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4 Sep
Angkor and The Khmer Empire
1 Sep
Parthian Kuh-e Khajeh in danger of total destruction
Despite frequent warnings by the experts, one of the most unique Parthian sites in Iran-proper known as the Kuh-e Khajeh (Parthian Ushida) remains in danger of total destruction, and the cultural authorities have not take any action to ensure its protection.
Speaking with the Persian service of ISNA on Wednesday, Rasul Haj-Mousavi, the director of Sistan’ [...]
26 Jun
China’s Mount Wutai inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed China’s Mount Wutai on UNESCO’s World Heritage List as a cultural landscape.
With its five flat peaks, Mount Wutai is a sacred Buddhist mountain. The cultural landscape numbers 53 monasteries and includes the East Main Hall of Foguang Temple, the highest surviving timber Building of the Tang Dynasty with life [...]
16 Jun
Aztec royal tomb discovered in Mexico City
Archaeologists working amid the smog and din of Mexico City may be on the verge of unlocking an extraordinary time capsule.
The leaders of a team exploring a site opened up by earthquake damage believe that they have found the first tomb of an Aztec ruler. If they are right the site may yield one of [...]
6 May
Women get to see Mount Athos treasures for first time in 1000 years
The legendary treasures of Mount Athos have been out of bounds for woman for almost 1000 years.
But an exhibition that has opened in Paris means the fairer sex can finally lay their eyes on the ancient Byzantine artifacts. Almost 200 works of art from the male-only Orthodox enclave in northern Greece are on show at [...]
