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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

The bronze signet ring depicting the Lighthouse of Alexandria at the time of its discovery at the palace on Antirhodos Royal Island. Photo: Christoph Gerigk ©Franck

The biggest archaeological discoveries in the Middle East of 2026

CultureNovember 01, 2026
A 4,700-year-old shipwreck and the stories it brings to life
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A 4,700-year-old shipwreck and the stories it brings to life

Culture BitesOctober 22, 2026
The left scapula of Shanidar A, photographed at the University of Cambridge’s Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies. Photo: University of Cambridge

Neanderthal remains found in Iraqi cave reveal tale of care and cruelty

MENAOctober 15, 2026
Archeologists have found an ancient shipwreck believed to be the oldest ever discovered. Photo: Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism/Anadolu via Getty Images

'World’s oldest known shipwreck' lost more than 4,000 years ago found off Turkey

CultureOctober 14, 2026
The signet ring was discovered at the submerged palace of Antirhodos, the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology announced. Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation

New image of an ancient wonder: Divers find ring showing Alexandria's lighthouse

MENAOctober 07, 2026
A rendering of the extinct Herugavialis cairensis, shown alongside the Great Sphinx and pyramids. Photo: Karim Zanaty

New species of ancient Egyptian crocodile discovered from Sphinx rocks

MENAOctober 06, 2026
Portrait of explorer William F. Petrie (1853-1942) and the stela of King Djet from his tomb at Abydos, Egypt. Getty Images

Human sacrifice in ancient Egypt uncovered by modern forensic science

UKOctober 05, 2026
The bust of Queen Nefertiti on display in the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany. DPA

Do hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb hold remains of Nefertiti?

MENASeptember 23, 2026
The Coastal Fortified Network of South Eastern Arabia in Sharjah comprises Dibba Al-Hisn, Khor Fakkan and Khor Kalba. Wam

Sharjah's coastal heritage network added to Unesco World Heritage Tentative List

UAESeptember 09, 2026
A ladder three thieves used to break into the Louvre in Paris last year. EPA

Europol warns over 'explosive' museum robberies targeting gold and jewels

UKAugust 26, 2026
A selection of 'brand' pottery found in the oasis at Qurayyah, north-western Saudi Arabia. Photo: Prof Dr Marta Luciani

How Bronze Age Arabian traders invented ‘brand value'

EuropeAugust 19, 2026
The exterior view of the excavated tomb at the Theban Necropolis. Proyecto dos cero nueve / Jose Miguel Barrios Mufrege

How burial trends in an Ancient Egyptian tomb changed over hundreds of years

MENAAugust 18, 2026
Whip snakes would have been on the menu for foragers in the Levant 11,000 years ago.

Snakes on a plate: Reptiles eaten by foragers in the Levant for 3,000 years

MENAAugust 17, 2026
new archaeological discovery at Tell Abu Seifi in Qantara East redraws the map of Horus's war route. Photo: MOTA Egypt

Archaeologists may have found Egypt’s lost city of Masn

CultureAugust 16, 2026
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
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