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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

Renovation work on Al Ain Museum began in 2018. Pawan Singh for The National
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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
The Faya palaeolandscape in central Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Unesco listing is a boost for UAE heritage

EditorialJuly 14, 2025
The 5,000-year-old Jebel Hafeet Tombs were named a Unesco world heritage site in 2011. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

A look back at the UAE's first Unesco World Heritage site in Al Ain

Art & DesignJuly 13, 2025
The Faya palaeolandscape in central Sharjah is an area of crucial archaeological significance. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sheikha Bodour: Unesco nomination for Sharjah's Faya an extraordinary journey

UAEJuly 10, 2025
Facial reconstruction of the individual from Nuwayrat using 3D scan data of the skull and analysis of the bones. Photo: Caroline Wilkinson, Liverpool John Moores University

Skeleton of man from ancient Egypt gives up its secrets in scientific first

MENAJuly 02, 2025
The mummified body of Asru, a 2,700-year-old woman from ancient Thebes, on display at Manchester Museum. Photo: Manchester Museum / The University of Manchester

Should English museum keep displaying 2,700-year-old Egyptian mummy?

UKJuly 01, 2025
The golden funerary mask of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun, displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. AFP

How toxic fungus in Tutankhamun’s tomb can help fight cancer

HealthJune 24, 2025
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