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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

The Umayyad coin found at the Halit archaeological site. Saudi Arabia Heritage Commission

Saudi Heritage Commission finds rare coin from early Islamic era

GulfMarch 15, 2023
The sphinx and the cabin were unearthed near the Temple of Dandra in Qena. Photo: Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities

Roman-era cabin and sphinx statue found in southern Egypt

EgyptMarch 06, 2023
Scientists discovered a 9m-long corridor inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. Photo: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Hidden passage uncovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid

MENAMarch 02, 2023
A team of Egyptian palaeontologists found 50 turtle fossils dating back to the Upper Cretaceous period in New Valley. Photo: New Valley Vertebrate Palaeontology Centre
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Egyptian team that found prehistoric turtles says more discoveries to come

EgyptFebruary 24, 2023
Evidence of early brain surgery in Israel. Rachel Kalisher

Bones of ancient brothers found in Israel could show world's earliest case of leprosy

MENAFebruary 22, 2023
The Waziri-1 Papyrus contains inscriptions from the Book of the Dead dating back to 50 BC. AP
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Second-longest ancient scroll unveiled at Egyptian Museum

MENAFebruary 21, 2023
The golden mask of King Psusennes I is seen at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
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Cairo's 120-year-old museum opens archeology wing - in pictures

MENAFebruary 21, 2023
Zahi Hawass (back, 3rd L), head of the High Council for Antiquities, supervises the removal of the mummy of King Tutankhamen from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor November 4, 2007. Egypt put the mummy of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun on display in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings on Sunday, giving visitors their first chance to see the face of a ruler who died more than 3,000 years ago. REUTERS/Ben Curtis/Pool (EGYPT)
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The ten hidden treasures that will amaze the world

WeekendFebruary 17, 2023
The reconstruction of Hinat is based on an actual person who lived more than 2,000 years ago. Photo: Royal Commission for AlUla
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Saudi researchers recreate face of woman from 2,000 years ago

GulfFebruary 06, 2023
Hinat, the Nabataean woman, at the Hegra Welcome Centre, AlUla. Photo: Royal Commission for AlUla
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Ancient Nabataean woman reconstructed in UK to be displayed in Saudi Arabia

UKFebruary 06, 2023
Researchers analysed embalming materials and found extracts of juniper bushes, cypress trees and cedar trees, all native to the Eastern Mediterranean region. AP
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Ancient Egyptian embalming materials contained plants from India and China

MENAFebruary 02, 2023
A relief carving among finds dating back 4,300 years recently excavated at Cairo’s Saqqara necropolis. Reuters
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4,300-year-old gilded mummy discovered in Cairo necropolis

EgyptJanuary 26, 2023
A hand imprint carved in a 1,000-year-old rock-hewn moat that was uncovered next to the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. All photos: EPA
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Ancient hand print discovered in Jerusalem – in pictures

MENAJanuary 26, 2023
An Egyptian archaeological mission unearths remains of ancient Roman city in Luxor. Credits: Supreme Council of Antiquities.
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Remains of ancient Roman city unearthed in Luxor

EgyptJanuary 24, 2023
One of the crocodiles is studied by Dr Bea De Cupere and Wim Van Neer of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Photo: Patricia Mora Riudavets
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Ten mummified crocodiles found under ancient Egyptian rubbish dump

EgyptJanuary 19, 2023
The site of the theft of the statue of Ramses II in Aswan. Source: Al Ahram

Three held for 'trying to steal 10-tonne pharaoh statue'

EgyptJanuary 11, 2023
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