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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

The Maraya mirrored building in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, where ancient meets modern. Bloomberg

Visitors to Saudi Arabia spend $7bn in six months

GulfJanuary 10, 2023

Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, examines the ancient Egyptian Green Sarcophagus in Cairo. EPA

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Egypt's looted ancient Green Sarcophagus lid returned by US

EgyptJanuary 03, 2023

Officials inspect recently uncovered artefacts in the UAE. The National

UAE archaeology had a golden year in 2022

CommentDecember 22, 2022

The Muhammad Ali Mosque in Cairo was the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century. EPA

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Egyptian MP sounds warning over threats to heritage sites

EgyptDecember 20, 2022

One of 20 tombs Egyptian archaeologists found at Tell El Deir. Photo: Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities

Tombs, tiles and amulets: 'Monumental find' at Egyptian site

EgyptDecember 19, 2022

An Egyptian-English archaeological mission unearthed a collection of gold jewellery at Tel Al Amarna, a pharaonic city south of Egypt. Photo: Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities

Egyptian-British archaeologists unearth gold jewellery in Amarna

MENADecember 13, 2022

Work crews have been excavating the site since it was discovered last January. AP

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More than 60 Roman-era tombs discovered in Gaza

MENADecember 13, 2022

An aerial view of the Khaybar oasis and forts. Mariam Nihal / The National

What is Khaybar, Saudi Arabia's ancient oasis surrounded by lava fields?

DestinationsDecember 12, 2022

Qasr Marid in Saudi Arabia's Jouf province, where nine of the discoveries were registered. Amar Grover for the National

Saudi Arabia registers dozens of archaeological and historical sites

GulfDecember 05, 2022

The Fayum mummy portraits are the first to be discovered since the original batch was unearthed more than 115 years ago. Photo: Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

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Egypt discovers Greco-Roman funerary complex south of Cairo

Arts & CultureDecember 05, 2022

A CT scan showing the fossilised lizard's head, next to the Cryptovaranoides microlanius fossil itself. Photo: Natural History Museum UK

Fossil found in London museum cupboard moves lizard origins back 35 million years

UKDecember 02, 2022

A Sponsian gold coin from 260-270 AD. Photo: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Who was Sponsian? The 'fake Roman emperor' who proved to be real after all

WeekendDecember 02, 2022

The remains of the colonnade were found at Buto Temple in northern Egypt. Photo: Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities

Archaeologists find remains of ancient colonnaded hall in northern Egypt

EgyptNovember 17, 2022

A handout photo made available by the University for Foreigners of Siena (Universita per Stranieri di Siena) shows a statue (a young toga) being recovered from the mud during the discovery of a votive deposit in the excavations of San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany, Italy, 07 November 2022 (issued 08 November 2022). Protected for 2,300 years from the mud and boiling water of the sacred basins, a never-before-seen votive deposit has re-emerged from the excavations of San Casciano dei Bagni, in Tuscany, with over 24 bronze statues of refined workmanship, five of which almost one meter high, all intact and in good condition. EPA / JACOPO TABOLLI / Universita per Stranieri di Siena / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES

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Trove of 2,000-year old Roman bronze statues found in Tuscan bath

Art & DesignNovember 09, 2022

One of the 2,300-year-old bronze statues discovered in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Reuters

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Archaeologists find 'exceptional' bronze statues in Italian thermal baths

EuropeNovember 08, 2022

Ancient Nabatean-carved tomb at the archaeological site of Hegra in AlUla. AFP

Hegra’s Tomb of Lihyan in AlUla is recreated in the metaverse

TravelNovember 07, 2022

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