The President named an event in Kazakhstan that predetermined the course of world history
Tengrinews.kz — Ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and India were largely shaped by the development of river valleys. However,
Iranian delegation hands Kazakhstan copies of rare ancient manuscripts
Tengrinews.kz – Iran has presented Kazakhstan with copies of valuable ancient manuscripts, a gesture announced during expanded-format talks
Ancient manuscripts about Kazakhs discovered in Paris archives
Tengrinews.kz – Rare historical manuscripts shedding light on the early history of the Kazakh people have been uncovered in the National Library
Ancient lost cities discovered in the mountains of Uzbekistan
Tengrinews.kz - A team of researchers has discovered the remnants of two medieval cities in the mountains of southeastern Uzbekistan, where
Ancient yurt carving discovered by archaeologists in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Archaeologists investigated a nearly 3000 year old pastoralist site in the mountains of the Almaty region and discovered "stone
Mystery stone face discovered in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - A human face carved in stone has been found in the Akmola region. Scientists are still unsure which historical period the artifact
Kazakh horses named the oldest domestic horse breed
Kazakh horses are the oldest of domestic breeds that continues to inhabit the territories of its original formation said a Russian scientist Leonid Gaiduchenko.
3000-yo cauldron discovered in eastern Kazakhstan
A 3000-y.o. cauldron dated back to the Bronze Age has been discovered in eastern Kazakhstan.
Ice age animal bones discovered in Northern Kazakhstan
Bones of ice age animals have been discovered in Pavlodar Oblast in northern Kazakhstan.
Greek policeman, 8 others charged with smuggling antiquities
A Greek police officer was among nine people arrested for the suspected smuggling of ancient artefacts, including a statue valued at about one million euros, police said.
Ancient town under water as downpours hit central China
One of China's renowned ancient towns was under water Wednesday as heavy rain hit the centre of the country, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from the area.
Archeological park to be built in Taraz: 2000 years of history
An archeological park will be constructed around a medieval tower in Kazakhstan's southern city of Taraz by 2017.
Vatican trove shows Catholic persecution in samurai-era Japan
A trove of ancient documents unearthed at the Vatican could shed light on the brutal crackdown on Christianity in isolationist Japan under its samurai rulers.
DNA from ancient plague points to modern peril
"In some cases death came immediately; in others, after many days," the historian Procopius wrote as a terrifying disease scythed through Constantinople in 542 AD.
Italy promises UNESCO it will not abandon Pompeii
Italy's culture minister assured UNESCO on Sunday that efforts were being made to restore the long-neglected Roman city of Pompeii, after the United Nations organisation urged the country to speed up repairs.
Eureka! Unique exhibition in Rome honours Archimedes
The great inventor of Antiquity, Archimedes, is the star of an unprecedented exhibition opening in Rome which includes modern applications of some of his best known discoveries.
Ancient people also had clogged arteries, mummy scans show
Scans of mummies from as long ago as 2,000 BC have revealed that ancient people also had clogged arteries, a condition blamed on modern vices like smoking, overeating and inactivity.
Peru archeologists find ancient temple
Peruvian archeologists have discovered a temple believed to be about 5,000 years old at the ancient El Paraiso archeological site in a valley just north of Lima.
Rage in Timbuktu over priceless destroyed manuscripts
"They are not Muslims, they are bandits!" raged Mohamed Elher Ag Abba, whose house flanks a famed archive in Timbuktu where retreating Islamists burnt priceless ancient books and manuscripts before fleeing.
Leprosy: an ancient disease thrives in 21st century
It has been called the world's oldest recorded disease, an evil that humans have known for more than 3,500 years, as papyri from ancient Egypt testify.
