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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

A new study by scientists from Khalifa University could guide future excavations on Al Sinniyah Island. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Radar helps shed new light on 'major human settlement' at ancient UAE site

UAEJuly 30, 2026

Researchers believe these are the remains of Princess Sathathormeryt, an Egyptian royal buried 4,000 years ago. Photo: Egyptian Museum

Egypt's warrior princesses: Ancient bones reveal lives of trained female archers

MENAJuly 17, 2026

An artefact from Raqqa in northern Syria takes its place at the National Museum in Damascus, having been kept by France for years. AFP

France's return of Syrian artefacts key to cultural restoration after war

MENAJuly 10, 2026

Archaeologists in Iraq’s Nineveh province have announced the discovery of a rare Assyrian stele. Photo: Iraqi Ministry of Culture

Rare stele of Assyrian king who reigned 2,600 years ago unearthed in Iraq

MENAJune 25, 2026

Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital Damascus is popular with tourists. Ahmed Falaha / The National

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The mosque of seven fires: Syria's Umayyad gem enters new era of restoration

MENAJune 12, 2026

The Jumeirah Archaeological Site in the heart of Dubai includes the remains of an ancient settlement dating back to the Abbasid period. Wam

How the UAE focused on preserving its heritage

EditorialMay 26, 2026

The Jebel Barkal pyramids in Sudan's Northern State in Sudanese Nubia. AFP

How the Nile slowed to help an ancient empire thrive for centuries

MENAApril 27, 2026

The limestone baboon will be presented by David Aaron at TEFAF Maastricht in March. Photo: David Aaron

Sculpture of Ancient Egyptian 'Sun-worshipping baboon' up for sale

EuropeFebruary 19, 2026

Tests showed the mummified cheetahs found in Saudi Arabia range between 170 and 2,000 years old, while the oldest skeleton is up to 4,000 years old. Photo: Ahmed Boug

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Mummified cheetah discovery raises reintroduction hopes in Arabian Peninsula

MENAJanuary 15, 2026

A 773,000-year-old mandible fossil from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco. Photo: Programme Prehistoire de Casablanca

Morocco fossils reveal missing link to human ancestry in Africa

MENAJanuary 07, 2026

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

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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

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