Without formal training or funding, they have braved rugged terrain, deciphered ancient scripts and uncovered hidden ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Police have prevented attempts to smuggle a large quantity of relics, including ancient coins, in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, provincial ...

Sanghol village excavation happened two years after the 1984 riots in an attempt to dilute the tension. Before that, ...

Candi Muarajambi is one of the largest Buddhist temple compounds in the world. Built by a former civilization, the complex continues to intrigue scholars from various disciplines.

Earlier, police foiled attempts to smuggle a large quantity of relics including ancient coins in the southern Kandahar province last week. Enditem Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to ...

Archaeologists working for the park found a collection of ancient ceramic pottery which ... date back to the Mesolithic period, as well as coins from various points of European history.

BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank will issue a set of 12 commemorative coins on Nov. 18 to celebrate the coming Chinese Year of the Snake. The set, all legal tender in China ...

BEIJING -- China's central bank will issue a set of 12 commemorative coins on Nov 18 to celebrate the coming Chinese Year of the Snake. The set, all legal tender in China, consists of seven gold ...

BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank announced on Tuesday it will issue a commemorative coin featuring the Chinese Peking Opera art on Nov. 19. The brass alloy coin, with a denomination of ...

A metal detectorist who found £4.3 million worth of ancient coins has spoken of his frustration that it took five years to receive a penny. Adam Staples, 48, discovered 2,584 coins depicting ...