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          Archaeology

          All the latest news and stories on archaeology

          A eureka moment

          The NationalFebruary 12, 2014
          Remnants of copper workshops dating to about 300BC at the Sharjah site, but there is much more to be uncovered. Courtesy Department of Culture Sharjah

          Vast archaeological site in Sharjah to become eco-tourism destination by year’s end

          UAEJanuary 23, 2014
          The excavated tombs are part of a fertile plain between Wadi Naqab and Wadi Al Baih that contains at least 60 tombs, field systems and houses first discovered in 1988 beside a rocky hill. Lee Hoagland / The National

          Archaeologists make last ditch attempt to rescue remains of pre-historic tombs in RAK

          HeritageApril 13, 2013
          The famed Hanging Gardens of Babylon, depicted in this 19th-century illustration, may actually have been in Nineveh, near what is now Mosul in northern Iraq, according to an expert. North Wind Picture Archives via AP Images

          Academic unearths new lead to fabled Babylon gardens

          April 09, 2013

          Archaeologists unearth 'breathtaking' ancient site at Iraqi home of Abraham

          April 05, 2013

          Paris Sorbonne joins forces with UAE University for archaeology project

          EducationFebruary 07, 2013
          The monumental ziggurat at the ancient city of Ur located in the Thi Qar province, southern Iraq.

          Hidden depths of Iraq and mankind's majestic past

          August 27, 2012

          Discovery of coins challenges Western Wall history

          November 24, 2011
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