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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

Faya is an ancient archaeological site of huge significance in the Arabian Peninsula. Wam

Historic Sharjah site in running for Unesco World Heritage status

UAEJune 21, 2025
A fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were found at the Qumran caves in the occupied West Bank. Reuters

Dead Sea Scrolls a century older than previously thought

MENAJune 04, 2025
Zahi Hawass has defended an interview with Joe Rogan, after which he was widely criticised and accused of arrogance. Getty Images

Renowned Egyptologist hits back at criticism over Joe Rogan interview

MENAMay 28, 2025
Hieroglyphs inside one of the tombs unveiled on Monday. AP

3,000-year-old tombs discovered in Egypt

MENAMay 27, 2025
A staircase descends into the now empty Mamilla pool. Photo: Wikipedia

PM’s Jerusalem Day declaration triggers archaeological dispute over Mamilla pool

MENAMay 26, 2025
Iron age cemetery discovered in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Play01:06

Iron Age cemetery in Al Ain to 'transform understanding' of UAE

UAEApril 21, 2025
Dr Michele Degli Esposti excavating a late pre-Islamic grave at the Salut archaeological site in Oman, where shells were found that revealed ancient cosmetic habits. Photo: Dr Michele Degli Esposti

Make-up's ancient history unravelled in Omani shells

GulfApril 04, 2025
Dr Geoffrey RD King with Britain's King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, on Sir Bani Yas Island in 1993. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
Camera8

Tributes to British archaeologist who oversaw major UAE discoveries

UAEMarch 20, 2025
Alabaster fragments were among the few artefacts that the team was able to recover from the tomb. Photo: Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities

Thutmose II's tomb is biggest archaeological find in Egypt in a century

MENAFebruary 19, 2025
With sharp teeth and powerful jaw muscles, the Bastetodon is believed to have sat at the top of the food chain. Photo: Ahmad Morsi

Fossil of ‘leopard-sized’ ancient predator discovered in Egypt

MENAFebruary 17, 2025
Archaeology is central to the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi’s cultural mission.

How archaeology is tracing the roots of Emirati heritage and culture

OpinionJanuary 28, 2025
Leptis Magna in Virginia Water Park. Victoria Pertusa / The National
Play02:00

Revealed: How chunk of Libyan heritage ended up in grounds of UK's Windsor Castle

UKJanuary 24, 2025
Roman fort at Housesteads, Northumberland, in England. Getty Images

DNA reveals how early Iron Age Scandinavia was settled

UKJanuary 01, 2025
The life's work of the Lebanese-British archaeologist Claude Doumet-Serhal at the Sidon site began from a hunch as to the whereabouts of the mysterious ancient capital of the Canaanite and Phoenician people. Photo: Claude Doumet-Serhal

Archaeologist Claude Doumet-Serhal unearthed secrets of a lost civilisation

Arab ShowcaseDecember 26, 2024
An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has made a significant discovery in the south of Egypt dating back to Ptolemaic rule. Photo: Supreme Council of Antiquities

Egyptian-German archaeology team uncovers Ptolemaic Temple pylon in Sohag

MENANovember 24, 2024
The sarcophagus of the mummified bird has been carved to resemble the ancient Egyptian god Horus. Photo: Inlibris
Play01:28

Mummified falcon from ancient Egypt on sale at Abu Dhabi Art for $90,000

UAENovember 19, 2024
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