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          Archaeology

          All the latest news and stories on archaeology

          It took 20 years to re-assemble these two colossal statues of ancient Egyptian King Amenhotep III in Luxor. EPA

          Egypt restores colossal statues of pharaoh 3,200 years after earthquake

          MENADecember 14, 2025
          EMBARGOED TO 1600 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10 Undated handout photo issued by the Pathways to Ancient Britain Project of a fragment of iron pyrite discovered at Barnham, Suffolk, in 2017. The earliest known evidence of fire-making by humans has been discovered in the UK and dates back more than 400,000 years, research suggests. Issue date: Wednesday December 10, 2025. PA Photo. The find, at a disused clay pit near Barnham, Suffolk, between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds, indicates humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously known. Previously, the oldest known evidence of fire-making was from 50,000 years ago in northern France. Photo credit should read: Jordan Mansfield/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

          Humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than thought

          UKDecember 11, 2025
          How a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the sea floor may have looked. Alex Boersma

          Seagrass secrets: Ancient sea cow fossils key to climate change in Gulf

          GulfDecember 10, 2025
          The number of tickets sold for the Friday a few days after it opened was more than the Grand Egyptian Museum had capacity for. Bloomberg

          Why Egypt's new Grand Museum is dealing with a public backlash

          MENANovember 18, 2025
          The golden coffin of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. Reuters

          King Tut's coffin to Khufu's boat: What's inside the Grand Egyptian Museum?

          NewsNovember 05, 2025
          A reconstruction of Wadisuchus kassabi, a species of ancient crocodile which lived in Egypt. Photo: Nathan Dehaut – Artwork / MUVP – Scientific supervision

          Long in the tooth: Egypt fossils show croc is millions of years older than thought

          MENAOctober 27, 2025
          Renovation work on Al Ain Museum began in 2018. Pawan Singh for The National

          Al Ain was booming Iron Age town, new discoveries from 2,000-year-old tomb show

          CultureOctober 24, 2025
          Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, reviews the final stages of Zayed National Museum and Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. Photo: ADMO

          Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi announces November opening date

          CultureOctober 21, 2025
          London, UK- Leading London antiquities dealership David Aaron Ltd is proud to announce the exhibition of a remarkable rediscovery at this year’s Frieze Masters (15–19 October, The Regent’s Park, London, UK): a masterfully carved Egyptian statue, long misattributed and overlooked, now revealed to be a true masterpiece of Late Period sculpture. Photo: David Aaron

          Egyptian goddess 'with nose job' is ancient masterpiece worth $2m

          UKOctober 07, 2025
          The Karnak Temple Complex comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, pylons and chapels. Getty Images

          How Karnak Temple became one of the defining symbols of ancient Egypt

          MENAOctober 06, 2025
          The ibex statue, a Mesopotamian treasure, is being returned to Iraq. It was a resident of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for more than 50 years. Alamy

          New York's Met museum sends 4,500-year-old ibex statue home to Iraq

          MENAOctober 01, 2025
          A 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian whistle was likely used by police officers tasked with guarding the royal tomb. Photo: Michelle Langley

          Archaeologists find ancient Egyptian whistle carved from cow's toe bone

          MENASeptember 15, 2025
          The oldest organ in Christendom is unveiled at St Saviour’s Monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem. AFP

          'Like finding a living dinosaur': Organ played for first time in 800 years

          MENASeptember 10, 2025
          A rare gold coin bearing Egyptian Queen Berenice II, dating back about 2,200 years, was found in excavations at the City of David site in Jerusalem. Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

          Archaeologist strikes gold by unearthing rare 2,200-year-old coin

          MENASeptember 09, 2025
          A study has revealed how three rural settlements grew in size and prosperity as demand for dates from Sohar's port and hinterland soared. The National

          Scientists shed light on Gulf boom-time based on dates rather than oil

          UAEAugust 24, 2025
          Monica Hanna has been a key member of campaigns to repatriate the Nefertiti bust. Reuters

          Monica Hanna's pursuit of an Egyptology free from the legacy of colonialism

          MENAJuly 18, 2025
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