The Niya ruins are located in Minfeng county in the Hotan prefecture, about 115 kilometers north of the modern-day Niya town.

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Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor ...

Specimens from Olorgesailie are among the last known bones of this species, which existed nearly 3 million years ago and ...

A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural ...

In documenting northern China’s Shehuo festival, Zhang Xiao shines a light on disappearing rural traditions and the threat ...

The three tombs, which served as a family cemetery, were discovered in the city of Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China, and date ...

An expert calls for the preservation of the historical sites in Laoang, Northern Samar, as the town offers valuable insights ...

The winter sunlight slanted across the ancient stones of the Montu Temple, casting long, ethereal shadows that danced across weathered hieroglyphs ...

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A recent study published by Dr. Shirad Galmor and colleagues in Environmental Archaeology examined the role played by foxes and wildcats at the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (EPPNB) site of ...