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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

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

The long read: Out of Arabia, the story of early humanity

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The long read: Out of Arabia, the story of early humanity

May 28, 2015

Abu Dhabi’s Dr Amal Al Qubaisi wants Emiratis to be trained up to survey construction plots for antiquities. Lee Hoagland / The National

Archaeological surveys come first

GovernmentMay 20, 2015

Chad Hill, an archaeologist at the University of Connecticut, operates a drone to survey looting at a 5,000-year-old cemetery known as Fifa in southern Jordan. Mr Hill to take photographs of how looting has altered the landscape. Sam McNeil/AP Photo

Battle of the drones and bones in Jordan

WorldApril 07, 2015

This 2013 photo shows graduate student Chalachew Seyoum holding a 2.8 million years old jawbone fragment he found at an archaeological dig in Ethiopia. Chalachew Seyoum/AP Photo

Fossil find dates man back 2.8 million years

WorldMarch 05, 2015

Emirati archaeologists Bakheeta Al Mansoori, left, and Myriam Al Dhaheri. Satish Kumar / The National

Emirati archaeology students get in touch with their land

UAEMarch 04, 2015

Archaeologists work inside the fort this week during the Qasr Al Hosn festival in Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National

UAE’s history unearthed at Qasr Al Hosn fort

HeritageFebruary 19, 2015

Dr Walid Al Tikriti talks about the aims of the Zayed National Museum at Manarat Al Saadiyat this week. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

Experts outline aims of Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi

UAEFebruary 19, 2015

A 3,000 year old iron age falaj irrigation system at Hilli in Al Ain. Stephen Lock / The National

UAE among first to create water systems known as falajs

UAEDecember 17, 2014

The Journey of the Union, a programme organised by Al Bayt Mitwahid, moved on to Umm Al Quwain. Seen here drawing is Sheikha Al Bayraq. Lee Hoagland/The National.

Umm Al Quwain shows off its rich cultural wealth

UAENovember 28, 2014

Plaster/Gypsum painted-Burial Stele- Shakhoura Tylos, 1st cent BC / 1st cent AD. (Courtesy-Sharjah Museums Department) FOR Rym Ghazal story

Learning about life from death: Discoveries from the Dilmun graves

November 17, 2014

How studying teeth can reveal insights about prehistoric life

UAEAugust 26, 2014

The Bronze Age population left few goods from their lives behind but scores of megalithic tombs, like the Qarn Al Harf tombs in Ras Al Khaimah, survived for millennia. These tombs date from the Wadi Suq period (from 2,000 to 1,600BC). Tombs were used for generations, making traditional analysis on fragmented and co-mingled skeletal remains difficult. Lee Hoagland / The National

Societal changes in Bronze Age Arabia... here’s the tooth in the matter

UAEAugust 25, 2014

David Edwards, who received the Bish Brown Award for promoting Fujairah’s natural history and heritage, at the palace in Wadi Al Hayl. Pawan Singh / The National

Men honoured for contributions to UAE natural history and heritage

UAEJune 25, 2014

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