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Turkish tourism officials hope to attract tourists with archaeological sites

STORY: Turkish tourism officials hope to attract tourists with archaeological sites SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of the site of the ruins of the Saint Polyeuktos Church 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ALI ASKER, Archeologist of Istanbul Municipality's Directorate of Cultural Assets Projects 4. various of the site of the ruins of the Saint Polyeuktos Church 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ALI ASKER, Archeologist of Istanbul Municipality's Directorate of Cultural Assets Projects 6. various of the site of the ruins of the Saint Polyeuktos Church 7. various of Huseyin Gazi Cosan, director of Istanbul Municipality's Tourism Division, receiving interview 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): HUSEYIN GAZI COSAN, Director of Istanbul Municipality's Tourism Division STORYLINE: Saint Polyeuktos Church was an ancient Byzantine church in Constantinople, today's Istanbul, Türkiye. The church was commissi

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CHINA-HUBEI-JINGMEN-QUJIALING RELICS SITE-ANCIENT DAM (CN)

(231205) -- JINGMEN, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist works at the relics site of the Xiongjialing Dam in Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 4, 2023. The Xiongjialing Dam, which was initially built around 5,100 years ago, is part of the Qujialing relics site in the city of Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province. The dam, complete with a reservoir and spillway, has been identified as China's earliest known water conservancy project. The design of the dam suggests that ancient people in the area had learned to harness water based on the landform rather than simply implementing measures to defend themselves against floods, said He Nu, a researcher with the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-JINGMEN-QUJIALING RELICS SITE-ANCIENT DAM (CN)

(231205) -- JINGMEN, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist works at the relics site of the Xiongjialing Dam in Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 4, 2023. The Xiongjialing Dam, which was initially built around 5,100 years ago, is part of the Qujialing relics site in the city of Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province. The dam, complete with a reservoir and spillway, has been identified as China's earliest known water conservancy project. The design of the dam suggests that ancient people in the area had learned to harness water based on the landform rather than simply implementing measures to defend themselves against floods, said He Nu, a researcher with the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Archaeological excavations

03.10.2023, Tartu. Archaeological excavations on Lossi street. On the photo remains of a furnace with archeologist Rünno Vissak . Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

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SYRIA-HOMS-ARCHEOLOGY-ROMAN-ERA MOSAIC PANEL

(230622) -- HOMS (SYRIA), June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist cleans a Roman-era mosaic panel recently uncovered in the city of al-Rastan in Homs, Syria, on June 22, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-HOMS-ARCHEOLOGY-ROMAN-ERA MOSAIC PANEL

(230622) -- HOMS (SYRIA), June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist cleans a Roman-era mosaic panel recently uncovered in the city of al-Rastan in Homs, Syria, on June 22, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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Exploring over 5,000-year-old Neolithic settlement site in east China

STORY: Exploring over 5,000-year-old Neolithic settlement site in east China DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: MA'ANSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the excavation area of Lingjiatan 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOLEI, Archeologist 3. various of the excavation area of Lingjiatan STORYLINE: The Lingjiatan relics site in Ma'anshan City, east China's Anhui Province is a Neolithic settlement site dating back 5,300 to 5,800 years, with a total area of about 1.6 million square meters. Since it was discovered in 1985, Lingjiatan has been known for the jade ware unearthed from the site. Archaeologists believe that Lingjiatan predates Liangzhu Culture, a testament to the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization, and has a successive relationship with it. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOLEI, Archeologist "I'm now at the excavation area of the outer trench of Lingjiatan. Through excavation, we have learned the width and structure of the outer trench and found a large number

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Syrian archeologist accuses U.S. sanctions of hindering restoration of historic sites

STORY: Syrian archeologist accuses U.S. sanctions of hindering restoration of historic sites DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of historical sites in Syria 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD KHEIR ADDIN RIFAI, Syrian archeologist 3. various of historical sites in Syria 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD KHEIR ADDIN RIFAI, Syrian archeologist 5. various of historical sites in Syria 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD KHEIR ADDIN RIFAI, Syrian archeologist STORYLINE: Muhammad Kheir Addin Rifai, a Syrian archeologist, told Xinhua that the U.S. sanctions, particularly the latest Ceasar Act, are affecting the restoration of historical sites in Syria, particularly after the latest massive earthquake. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD KHEIR ADDIN RIFAI, Syrian archeologist "The Ceasar Act has major impacts not only on the culture but on the rebuilding of Aleppo and Syria as a whole. Many international institutions don't dare to provide any material support

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Egypt discovers oldest, most complete unroyal mummy

STORY: Egypt discovers oldest, most complete unroyal mummy DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discovery site at Saqqara necropolis 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ZAHI HAWASS, Egyptian archeologist 3. various of the artifacts STORYLINE: Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4,300-year-old mummy" at the Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. "The mummy is the oldest and most complete unroyal mummy found in Egypt to date," said Hawass at a press conference. SOUNDBITE (English): ZAHI HAWASS, Egyptian archeologist "All these artifacts can tell us that the sarcophagus is dated back to 4,300 years ago. We know that mummification during the New Kingdom (1800 B.C. to 1600 B.C.) reached its peak, but to see a mummy like this dated to the Old Kingdom (2500 B.C. to 2100 B.C.) in a good condition is really a good discovery in my opinion." The mummy of a man, Hekashepes, covered wit

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2023 shows a carved stone unearthed from newly-discovered ancient tomb in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2023 shows colored paintings on a wall inside a newly-discovered ancient tomb in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2023 shows cultural relics unearthed from newly-discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at an archaeological excavation site of ancient tombs in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 26, 2023. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2023 shows a bird-like statue unearthed from a newly-discovered ancient tomb in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People look at cultural relics unearthed from newly-discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 26, 2023. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2023 shows cultural relics unearthed from newly-discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An archaeologist explains the words on a stone inside a newly-discovered ancient tomb in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 26, 2023. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2023 shows a restored pottery at the archaeological excavation site of ancient tombs in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT TOMBS

(230126) -- SAQQARA, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at an archaeological excavation site of ancient tombs in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 26, 2023. Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4300-year-old mummy" in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Nara researcher finds oldest weights in Japan

NARA, Japan - Photo taken June 14, 2013 shows Susumu Morimoto, an archeologist and researcher at the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Nara City, who has discovered that what had been believed to be grinding stones from the first half of the Yayoi period, about 2,400 years ago, were actually weights for scales.

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(3)5th century clay images unearthed in Nara

NARA, Japan - Three fence-shaped clay images unearthed from beneath a moat are on display at the Suyama burial mound in the town of Koryo in Nara Prefecture on Oct. 3. Local archeologist said they believe that the clay images date back from the 5th century.

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(1)5th Century clay images unearthed in Nara

NARA, Japan - An archeologist checks haniwas (clay images) unearthed from beneath a moat encircling the Suyama burial mound in the town of Koryo in Nara Prefecture on Oct. 3. He said he believed the images date back from the 5th century.

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EGYPT-LUXOR-TUTANKHAMUN-TOMB-DISCOVERY-CENTENNIAL-CELEBRATION

(221104) -- LUXOR (EGYPT), Nov. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the restored house of British archeologist Howard Carter, one of the discoverers of King Tutankhamun's tomb, in Luxor, Egypt, on Nov. 4, 2022. Egypt on Friday organized events to celebrate the centennial of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. Tutankhamun, who ascended the throne at the age of nine and died at 19, is the world's best-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt. The young king ruled from 1332 BC to 1323 BC, during a period known as the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-ARCHEOLOGY-OPIUM REMAINS

(220920) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist shows a pottery vessel in which opium remains were found, in Jerusalem, on Sept. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Israel finds 'world's earliest' record of opium use" (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-ARCHEOLOGY-OPIUM REMAINS

(220920) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist shows a pottery vessel in which opium remains were found, in Jerusalem, on Sept. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Israel finds 'world's earliest' record of opium use" (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-ARCHEOLOGY-OPIUM REMAINS

(220920) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist shows a pottery vessel in which opium remains were found, in Jerusalem, on Sept. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Israel finds 'world's earliest' record of opium use" (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist shows a needle made of bone excavated from the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 6, 2022. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist works at the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 6, 2022. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist cleans recently-excavated stone carvings at the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 6, 2022. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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Pharrell Williams And JR By The Pyramids - Giza

L-R : American singer Pharrell Williams, Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass and French artist and photographer Jean RenÃ© known as JR under the Sphinx as they attend 'Forever Is Now' expo and event, by the pyramids on the Giza Plateau, near Cairo, Egypt on October 23, 2021. Art D'Egypte launched its 4th annual exhibition entitled 'Forever Is Now 2021, the first international art exhibition to take place at the Giza Pyramids and the surrounding Giza Plateau. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pharrell Williams And JR By The Pyramids - Giza

American singer Pharrell Williams (3rd from L), Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass (center) French artist and photographer Jean René known as JR and expo curator Nadine Abdel Ghaffar (1st from R) seen under the Sphinx as they attend 'Forever Is Now' expo and event, by the pyramids on the Giza Plateau, near Cairo, Egypt on October 23, 2021. Art D'Egypte launched its 4th annual exhibition entitled 'Forever Is Now 2021, the first international art exhibition to take place at the Giza Pyramids and the surrounding Giza Plateau. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Contemporary Art Exhibition by the Pyramids - Giza

L-R : American singer Pharrell Williams, event curator Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, archeologist Zahi Hawass and French artist and photographer Jean RenÃÂ© known as JR talk by the sphinx, as they participate to Ã¢ÂÂForever Is NowÃ¢ÂÂ dinner, by the pyramids on the Giza Plateau, near Cairo, Egypt on October 23, 2021. Art DÃ¢ÂÂÃÂgypte launched its 4th annual exhibition entitled Ã¢ÂÂForever Is NowÃ¢ÂÂ 2021, the first international art exhibition to take place at the Giza Pyramids and the surrounding Giza Plateau. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Contemporary Art Exhibition by the Pyramids - Giza - Egypt

Archeologist Zahi Hawass talks to media as he arrives to Ã¢ÂÂForever Is NowÃ¢ÂÂ dinner, by the pyramids on the Giza Plateau, near Cairo, Egypt on October 23, 2021. Art DÃ¢ÂÂÃÂgypte launched its 4th annual exhibition entitled Ã¢ÂÂForever Is NowÃ¢ÂÂ 2021, the first international art exhibition to take place at the Giza Pyramids and the surrounding Giza Plateau. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(3)5th century clay images unearthed in Nara

NARA, Japan - Three fence-shaped clay images unearthed from beneath a moat are on display at the Suyama burial mound in the town of Koryo in Nara Prefecture on Oct. 3. Local archeologist said they believe that the clay images date back from the 5th century. (Kyodo)

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(1)5th Century clay images unearthed in Nara

NARA, Japan - An archeologist checks haniwas (clay images) unearthed from beneath a moat encircling the Suyama burial mound in the town of Koryo in Nara Prefecture on Oct. 3. He said he believed the images date back from the 5th century. (Kyodo)