China's National Cultural Heritage Administration Releases Results of Three Joint Archaeological Pr…

Key points

• On 24 September, the National Cultural Heritage Administration held a working meeting on major progress under the 'Archaeology China' programme in Beijing, releasing results of three joint archaeological projects.
• In Egypt, the Montu Temple site exposed the complete structures of the second to fifth small Osiris chapels and confirmed a unique layout of twin sacred lakes.
• In Tunisia, the Ben Arous forest site yielded Punic-to-Roman building remains, refining the chronological scale of the transition from Carthaginian to Roman civilisation, and an urban heritage park was built on the site.
• In Kyrgyzstan, the Red River site confirmed the overall city layout, revealing medieval construction techniques, urban systems and diverse cultural and religious beliefs in Central Asia's Chuy River basin.
• The National Cultural Heritage Administration said it will improve management of joint archaeology and support Chinese archaeological institutions and experts going global, bringing results into public view.