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              Archaeology

              All the latest news and stories on archaeology

              Visitors gaze at ancient pillars at the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe in Sanliurfa, Turkey. All photos: AFP
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              Archaeology in Turkey - in pictures

              June 11, 2022
              A view of the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe in Sanliurfa, Turkey. AFP
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              Gobekli Tepe archaeological site in Turkey - in pictures

              MENAJune 11, 2022
              The archaeological site of Kemune in the dried-up area of the Mosul reservoir Photo: Kurdistan Archaeology Organisation / University of Freiburg / University of Tubingen
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              Race against time to map 3,400-year-old Iraqi city

              IraqJune 01, 2022
              Drought in Iraq has revealed a 3,400 city beneath the waters of a dam on the Tigris River.
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              A 3,400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River - in pictures

              May 30, 2022
              Jim Fitton, left, and Volker Waldmann, centre, are handcuffed as they walk outside a courtroom in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, May 15, 2022. AP Photo

              Briton insists no criminal intent when smuggling Iraqi artefacts

              UKMay 15, 2022
              A 1,600-year-old Siliqua Lugdunum coin. Three friends have discovered a Roman hoard worth tens of thousands of dollars during a weekend camping trip in rural England. The group were staying in a field near the ancient village of Pewsey, in Wiltshire, when they found the treasure trove six paces from where they had pitched their tent. Noonans via PA

              Hoard of 161 Roman coins found beneath campsite in Wiltshire

              UKMay 04, 2022
              Antiquities workers at the Pelusium site, in the Tell El Farma region of North Sinai, Egypt, unearth part of an archway into a temple to the god Zeus Cassius.

              Ancient temple dedicated to Zeus found in North Sinai

              EgyptApril 25, 2022
              The Roman industrial site unearthed by Egyptian archaeologists near the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Photo: Supreme Council of Antiquities
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              Roman-era ceramics workshop uncovered in Alexandria

              EgyptApril 13, 2022
              A team of Egyptologists pose for a photo in front of the newly re-erected obelisk of Hatshepsut at Luxor's Karnak Temple. The obelisk had been brought down by an earthquake in antiquity, leaving just over a third of the original obelisk intact.

              Ancient obelisk re-erected in original location at Luxor's Karnak Temple

              EgyptApril 10, 2022
              Gaza's Saint Hilarion Monastery, pictured in 2010. AFP
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              Palestinians overcome obstacles to unearth ancient treasures in Gaza

              MENAApril 05, 2022
              Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, tour the Caracol Mayan archaeological site in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Belize, on March 21. AFP
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              William and Kate marvel at ancient Belize Maya complex

              UKMarch 22, 2022
              Jeremiah Peterson's piece 'Gilgamesh, Live Life to the Fullest! (A Bartender's Advice at the Edge of the World): Clay Tablet With a Passage from the Epic of Gilgamesh'. Photo: Etsy / Jeremiah Peterson
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              Meet the Iowa academic making Mesopotamian-inspired cuneiform tablets at home

              MENAMarch 04, 2022
              Buraimi, Oman, September 12, 2015: Tim Power, archaeologist and professor at Zayed University at the sight of a Oman-UAE joint archaeological project un-earthing remains of an early Islamic settlement, 9th century, which they believe represents the remains of the lost city of Tawam near the border with the UAE in Buraimi on September 12, 2015. Christopher Pike / The National Reporter: Nick Leech Section: Focus Keywords: *** Local Caption *** CP0912-focus-archeological site-14.JPG
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              Beyond the Headlines: How archaeology is inspiring Omanis

              Beyond the HeadlinesFebruary 28, 2022
              The ship was located 300 metres offshore. SPA
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              Saudi shipwreck excavation reveals hundreds of 18th century artefacts

              Saudi ArabiaFebruary 25, 2022
              The sun illuminates the temple's inner sanctuary twice a year. AFP

              Solar alignment celebrated at Egypt's Abu Simbel temple

              EgyptFebruary 22, 2022
              Excavation underway the the Bat site. Photo: courtesy Bat Archaeological Project
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              Oman discovery could show what ancient people ate more than 2,000 years ago

              OmanFebruary 19, 2022
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