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04/04/2014 08:56

World's oldest weather report could revise Bronze Age chronology

An inscription on a 3,500-year-old stone block from Egypt may be one of the world's oldest weather reports—and could provide new evidence about the chronology of events in the ancient Middle East.

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04/04/2014 08:38

11 ancient burial boxes recovered in Israel

JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities on Monday unveiled 11 ancient burial boxes dating to around the time of Jesus, recovered by police during a midnight raid on antiquities dealers suspected of stealing the artifacts.

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01/04/2014 15:48

Five Vietnamese destinations named top places in Southeast Asia

According to the US’ Huffington Post newspaper, five Vietnamese destinations including Phu Quoc Island, Mui Ne sand dunes, the Mekong Delta, Sa Pa town and Cu Chi tunnels have been listed among 19 places in Southeast Asia.

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27/03/2014 11:24

Vietnam funds Lao museum upgrade

Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Museum will implement a VND14 billion project to refurbish Laos’ Kaysone Phomvihane museum.

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25/03/2014 10:47

Relics & Reliquaries: A popular devotion opens at Museum of Religious Art of Fourvière

All the reliquaries shown here have welcomed prayers, requests, thanks. For the believer, a relic is the last memory of a saint; it is also the promise of their closeness with God. In a way, it is the intercessor between the believer and God. To pray in front of a relic does not mean “to worship a piece of flesh”. To pray in front of a relic, one has to come with humility, beseech the help of a saint to speak to God.

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24/03/2014 14:54

Finest surviving illustrated manuscript of the Ramayana now digitised and available online

The Ramayana is one of the ancient epics of India, telling the stirring tale of Prince Rama’s quest to rescue his wife, Sita, following her abduction by the ten-headed demon king Ravana.

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05/03/2014 14:46

Pompeii UNESCO site in Italy deserves more attention for preservation

When famous Italian designer Rocco Barocco visited the UNESCO world heritage site of Pompeii in southern Italy to shoot advertising images of his collection presented at the Milan Fashion Week days ago, he found "strong decay."

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04/09/2013 21:49

7 Stunning Archaeological Sites in Syria

Introduction

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09/07/2013 22:09

Developers in Peru destroy pyramid at 4,000-year-old archaeological site

Real estate developers using heavy machinery tore down a 20-foot (6-meter) tall pyramid at the oldest archaeological site near Peru's country's capital.

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05/06/2013 20:49

Egypt’s archaeology museum closed by labour protest

Antiquities ministry employees once again demand better wages, a clean ministry and permanent contracts - this time upping the ante by closing off the Egyptian Museum to tourists in Tahrir Square

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Bảo tàng lịch sử Quốc gia

Vietnam National Museum of History