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Archaeology

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An Iron Age coin found at an HS2 archaeological dig near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. PA

More than 400 bodies exhumed from UK Roman cemetery during HS2 project

UKFebruary 05, 2022

A rare 4,000-year-old stone board game has been discovered by an Omani-Polish team of archaeologists in Oman. Photo: J. Sliwa/PCMA UW

Archaeologists find 4,000-year-old stone board game in Oman

OmanJanuary 12, 2022

A dense ‘funerary avenue’ flanked by Bronze Age tombs, leading out of al Wadi Oasis near Khaybar in north-west Saudi Arabia. Photo: Royal Commission for AlUla

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Archaeologists in planes help to reveal ancient ‘highways’ in Saudi Arabia’s AlUla

Saudi ArabiaJanuary 11, 2022

Archaeologists found several precious objects and hundreds of silver coins. AFP

Israeli archaeologists find treasures in ancient shipwrecks

MENADecember 22, 2021

An archaeology team excavate pottery known to be from Dadan and Lihyan civilisations in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, on October 30, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Arabia could have ‘hundreds of thousands’ of archaeological finds

GulfNovember 08, 2021

The gold coins, along with four other objects, unearthed by metal detectors in west Norfolk. Photo: PA

England's largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins unearthed

UKNovember 03, 2021

The Journey Through Time masterplan connects five distinct districts in Al Ula in north-west Saudi Arabia. Courtesy RCU

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Archaeologists describe ancient Saudi Arabia's mysteries

Saudi ArabiaNovember 02, 2021

The walls of Ptah-M-Wiah's tomb at Saqqara necropolis. The painting depicts a sacrificial procession. Photo: Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Egypt unearths tomb of Ramses II's royal treasurer at Saqqara necropolis

EgyptOctober 31, 2021

One of the Roman sculptures found at St Mary's Church in Stoke Mandeville. Photo: PA

Roman sculptures found in abandoned church on high-speed rail route

UKOctober 28, 2021

Carvings discovered on the walls of an ancient irrigation canal discovered by a team of Kurdish and Italian archaeologists near Faydeh in the Nineveh area of northern Iraq. Photo: AFP

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Archaeologists in Iraq discover ancient wine press and giant carvings

IraqOctober 25, 2021

Ancient coins from the Abbasid dynasty were discovered in pottery by a team from Sharjah Archaeology Authority. Photo: Wam

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1,000-year-old Islamic coins discovered in Sharjah

HeritageSeptember 29, 2021

Scientists say the presence of fossils of hippopotamuses show that the Arabian Peninsula once hosted year-round lakes and grasslands. AFP

Hippo fossils confirm how Arabian Peninsula drew early humans from Africa

MENASeptember 10, 2021

Recently recovered antiquities are displayed at the foreign ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. AP

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Iraqi National Museum retrieves ancient Mesopotamian treasures

IraqAugust 03, 2021

A diver examines the remains of an ancient military vessel discovered in the Mediterranean sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. Reuters

Egypt discovers ancient warship in sunken city off Alexandria

MENAJuly 19, 2021

The mummy of Ramesses II, son of Seti I, on display at the Cairo Museum in April 2006. The mummy was discovered with the other royal mummies in the Deir el Bahari hiding place. Getty Images

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Seven of Egypt's most famous mummies and their incredible histories

EgyptApril 05, 2021

A 17th century Arabian silver coin that research shows was struck in 1693 in Yemen. The coin was found in 2014 by metal detectorist Jim Bailey, who says it was plundered in 1695 by English pirate Henry Every from Muslim pilgrims sailing home to India. AP

Pirate who killed Hajj pilgrims at sea traced after 300 years

MENAApril 02, 2021

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