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          Archaeology

          All the latest news and stories on archaeology

          A team examines a site close to the construction of a mosque at Al Qurayyah. Courtesy Fujairah Tourism and Antiquities Authority

          Ancient burial site found during Fujairah mosque construction

          UAEApril 10, 2016
          Sharjah’s Mleiha Archaeological Centre - a step back in time
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          Sharjah’s Mleiha Archaeological Centre - a step back in time

          April 06, 2016
          Ancient ‘house for the dead’ unearthed on UAE’s Marawah Island
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          Ancient ‘house for the dead’ unearthed on UAE’s Marawah Island

          UAEMarch 24, 2016
          Saeed Alhassan Alkhazraji, an assistant professor at Abu Dhabi’s Petroleum Institute and director of its Gas Research Centre, believes he has found new commercial applications for the by-product, sulphur, that is recovered from Abu Dhabi’s reserves of sulphur-rich oil and gas . Alex Atack for The National

          Make the best of what you’ve got

          UAEMarch 23, 2016
          Falcons, hunting and UAE tradition at the Qasr Al Hosn Festival
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          Falcons, hunting and UAE tradition at the Qasr Al Hosn Festival

          UAEFebruary 04, 2016
          ‘Seeing it like this makes our history come alive’
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          ‘Seeing it like this makes our history come alive’

          UAEFebruary 04, 2016
          Step back in time at Qasr Al Hosn Festival
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          Step back in time at Qasr Al Hosn Festival

          UAEFebruary 02, 2016
          A team of German archaeologists in Wadi Al Hilo in Sharjah. Work at the Bronze Age site uncovered copper smelting workshops, hammers, anvils and other tools. Photos courtesy Sharjah Department of Culture and Information

          Sharjah excavations unearth objects dated as early as 8,000BC

          UAEJanuary 05, 2016
          500 tombs dating back 2,000 years found in Umm Al Quwain
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          500 tombs dating back 2,000 years found in Umm Al Quwain

          UAEDecember 28, 2015
          King Tut’s tomb
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          King Tut’s tomb may lead to Egypt’s lost Queen Nefertiti – video

          WorldNovember 29, 2015
          Inside the fort during a preview of Qasr Al Muwaiji, the birthplace of Sheikh Khalifa. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
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          Qasr Al Muwaiji opens its doors - video

          UAENovember 16, 2015
          Qasr Al Muwaiji: these walls can now talk
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          Qasr Al Muwaiji: these walls can now talk

          UAENovember 15, 2015
          The site in Amphipolis, Northern Greece where archaeologists last year unearthed a funeral mound dating from the time of Alexander the Great. Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP Photo

          Greek tomb remains a mystery amid financial crisis

          WorldAugust 13, 2015
          The bodies of eruption victims are displayed in the ruins of ancient Pompeii on August 5, 2015. Mario Laporta/AFP Photo

          Pompeii rises again from the ashes

          WorldAugust 08, 2015
          Man’s migration out of Africa and into Arabia- graphic

          Man’s migration out of Africa and into Arabia- graphic

          UAEJuly 11, 2015

          Out of Africa and into Arabia

          UAEJuly 11, 2015
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