Pakistan Culture Week inaugurated at Dujiangyan, China
Sichuan: A “Pakistan Cultural Week in Sichuan” was inaugurated in Dujiangyan, a famous touristic city located in Sichuan province, China...
History & Culture
MoFA organises function to mark Vesak Day
Islamabad: A function to mark Vesak Day, the birthday of the founder of Buddhism Religion, Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as...
Italy: Historians claims to have identified bridge in Mona Lisa backdrop
Rome: A small town in Tuscany is revelling in excitement after it was claimed that the bridge painted in the...
Italy: Sword in the stone isn’t fake
Rome: At the Montesiepi Chapel in Siena, Italy, there is a strange artifact that will be instantly familiar to fans...
Italy: Buried treasure, including nearly 200 Roman coins found
Rome: Archaeologists in Livorno, Italy, are putting together the pieces of a great mystery that began with a stunning find....
Italy returns 2,000-year-old grave marker, exported illegally, to Turkey
Rome: Italy has returned to Turkish authorities a funerary stele, dating from the second century and carrying a loving inscription...
Italy: Buried ‘treasure’ of 2,000-year-old Roman coins found in forest
Sarah Do Couto Rome: A hiker from an archeological group in Livorno, a port city in Tuscany, Italy, unearthed a...
Italy: Remains of submerged Nabatean Temple uncovered in Italy
Balled: Italian archaeologists uncovered two marble altars from the lost city of Puteoli, an Ancient Roman trade hub partially swallowed...
Celebrations for 2023 Chinese National Costume Day attract youth
Beijing: Thousands of young fans of traditional Chinese fineries observed the fifth Chinese National Costume Day on Saturday to experience...
Italy could soon receive a new UNESCO world heritage recognition—for its food
Rome: From homemade pasta from ancient family recipes to wood-fired pizza in generations-old restaurants, and everything in between—it’s easy to...
Italy planning 5-figure fines for monument and art vandalism
Rome: Italy will push for a law imposing stiff, five-figure fines on vandals who damage monuments or other cultural sites,...
2,500-year-old last meal found inside intact tomb in Italy
Rome: A 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb was recently excavated in Italy, according to local media reports. It contained a rare last...
Italy has historically been a great tourist destination: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese
Covert Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy has historically been a great tourist destination....
China regulates online tomb-sweeping activities
Beijing: China has released a circular to regulate online tomb-sweeping activities during the upcoming Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, which...
Gandhara art exhibition attracts large number of visitors in Beijing
Beijing: The Pakistan-China joint exhibition being held at the Palace Museum to showcase the cultural heritage of Gandhara has attracted...
Nowruz an opportunity to create regional, cultural synergies & unity: Imanipour
Islamabad: The head of the Organization of Islamic Culture and Communications (ICCO), Hojjat-ul-Islam wal-Muslimeen Mohammad Mahdi Imanipour on Sunday said...
‘Gandhara Heritage along the Silk Road’ exhibition already a huge success: PTDC
Islamabad: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has said that the ongoing exhibition titled 'Gandhara Heritage along the Silk Road' at...
Italy: The impressive subterranean civilisation
Elizabeth Warkentin Rome: Despite once being declared 'a national embarrassment', Matera's ancient stone dwellings and water systems are now renowned...
Across China: 3,000-year-old milk residue found at ancient site on Tibetan Plateau
Lhasa: Chinese researchers have discovered more than 3,000 years old milk residue at an archaeological site in Namling County of...
Italy: Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old hall where emperor and knights partied
Rome: The hall is the latest find in the university's excavation campaign at the Pausilypon - a 2,000-year-old imperial villa...
Italy: 2,000-year-old hall where emperor & knights partied discovered
Angela Barbuti Rome: Archaeologists in Italy unearthed a massive hall where an emperor and knights partied some 2,000 years ago....
Japan provides 0.37 million USD for improvement of conservation and exhibition capacity of Taxila Museum
Islamabad: The Government of Japan has agreed to provide new grant assistance worth 48.8 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to around...
Indonesian Embassy Stall Attracted Mass Audience at Gandhara Civilization Festival 2023
Rawalpindi: The Embassy of Indonesia in Islamabad is participating in a seven-day Gandhara Civilization Festival 2023, which commenced in Taxila...
Italy: Ancient statue of Hercules emerges from Rome sewer repairs
Rome: An ancient Roman statue of Hercules has been discovered during repairs to the sewerage system underneath a park in...
Italy: Scientists may have found magic ingredient behind ancient Rome’s self-healing concrete
Rome: The ancient Roman Empire still makes its presence felt throughout Europe. Bathhouses, aqueducts, and seawalls built more than 2000...
Pakistan-China Cultural Exchange Programme proposed to pave way for Pakistan-China Cultural Corridor
Lahore: Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Moazzam Ghurki has proposed setting up of Pakistan China...
Zardari felicitates Sindh on Culture Day
Karachi: Former president of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Asif Ali Zardari, while congratulating Sindh on celebrating the...
Italy: Discovery of ancient bronze statues may rewrite Etruscan and Roman history
Rome: Italian archaeologists are hailing a recent discovery as the "most exceptional" in the last half-century. They believe it could...
Italy: New study shows the evolution of eating
Rome: Archaeologists identified two major shifts in Italian oral bacteria from the time of the prehistoric hunter-gatherers 33,000 years ago...
Italy: Discovery of bronzes rewrites Etruscan-Roman history
Rome: Italian authorities on Tuesday announced the extraordinary discovery of 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and...
