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The Spirit of Tengri: revival of ancient stelas The festival organizers aim to pamper not only our music buds, but also the tactile and visual senses.

03 June 2014 13:04

Kazakh Khan through the eyes of a British traveler An English translation of historically significant John Castle’s diary about his travels to the Kazakh Steppe is in preparation in the UK.

27 May 2014 11:44

Possible Columbus wreck off Haiti in danger of looting The US marine archaeologist who believes he has found the famous flagship of Christopher Columbus said Wednesday that salvaging it was urgent to prevent looting.

16 May 2014 10:52

Golden Princess burial, oldest of its kind in Kazakhstan Ancient burial of a noble woman discovered in Western Kazakhstan Oblast two years ago declared the oldest golden burial in Kazakhstan.

12 May 2014 15:31

Napoleon returns to exile island for anniversary "Napoleon" returned to the Italian island of Elba on Sunday as part of a historical re-enactment to mark the 200th anniversary of the defeated French emperor's exile.

06 May 2014 10:03

Marco Polo filming will be held in Kazakhstan Filming of Marco Polo adventure movie will be held in Kazakhstan.

05 May 2014 14:46

Philippines' oldest artworks in danger of disappearing On a small rock wall a short drive from the Philippine capital, enigmatic carvings that are believed to date back 5,000 years are in danger of disappearing before their mysteries can be solved.

23 April 2014 20:55

Vienna's Versailles offers imperial hideaway Schoenbrunn Palace was Marie-Antoinette's summer childhood home and the beautiful and tragic Sissi's favoured residence. Mozart performed there as a child and Napoleon was so smitten he moved in -- twice.

23 April 2014 10:38

Hitler, Kazakhstan and editorial struggle Much controversy surrounds the recent issue of Kazakh-language magazine devoted to Hitler's personality.

22 April 2014 17:51

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.

20 April 2014 22:06

Unique paleontological site disappearing in Pavlodar A unique archeological site containing remnants of rhinoceros and mastodons in Pavlodar will vanish if the city administration does not start to care about the Gusinii Perelet paleontological site.

10 April 2014 16:03

Fighting to save ancestral bones: Scythian burial mounds to be opened for public Scythian burial mounds will be opened for public in Issyk town located 50km east of Almaty.

27 March 2014 15:57

Cavemen's rock music makes a comeback Thousands of years after they resonated in caves, two dozen stone chimes used by our prehistoric forefathers will make music once more in a unique series of concerts in Paris.

17 March 2014 18:11

Mystery of fossilized jaw solved in Semey Semey historians have finely identified the mysterious fossilized jaw that was almost forgotten in a school museum as an unknown object.

13 March 2014 12:29

British Museum shows Vikings' softer side The Vikings are renowned as bloodthirsty warriors, but a new exhibition at the British Museum aims to show the cultural achievements and trading skills that spread their influence far and wide.

06 March 2014 09:49

Artefacts of 18 century war discovered in South Kazakhstan Shepherds have found a ring-mail armor dating back to the 18th century in a desert in southern Kazakhstan.

16 February 2014 13:03

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.

31 January 2014 13:32

New discoveries about Kazakhs made in Britain The unique findings, that show the life of Kazakh people during the 14th century have been discovered in Great Britain.

17 January 2014 16:09

Important library in north Lebanon torched A decades-old library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest in north Lebanon's majority Sunni city of Tripoli was torched late Friday, a day after a sectarian scuffle, a security source said.

05 January 2014 18:00

Disney explores own history in magical filmmaking tale Disney delves into its own history in "Saving Mr. Banks," a movie about the difficult birth of the classic film "Mary Poppins," wrenched from a tale by a reluctant British author.

20 December 2013 18:10

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