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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

The bust of Nefertiti was unearthed in Egypt in 1912 before being taken to Germany. Reuters

There is no good reason to prevent Nefertiti's return to Egypt

EditorialSeptember 11, 2024

Radar and satellite technology was used to find out about the history of the Saruq Al Hadid site in Dubai. Photo: Khalifa University

Radar and satellite shed new light on the UAE's fascinating past

UAEAugust 26, 2024

A scan of the famous 'Screaming Woman' mummy, excavated in Egypt in the 1930s. The mummy was the subject of a report conducted by specialists at Cairo University's Kasr Al Ainy Hospital. Photo: Frontiers in Medicine

Egyptian mummy's 'screaming' expression may hint at agonising death

MENAAugust 02, 2024

Antiquities recently recovered from the US, announced in a recent trip by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, are displayed in Baghdad. All photos: AP

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Iraq retrieves ancient Mesopotamian treasures

MENAJuly 08, 2024

The picture of the coffin that led to its theft being uncovered. Photo: Petrie Museum, UCL

A 100-year-old photo exposes theft of ancient Egyptian coffin

MENAJuly 03, 2024

Archaeological findings indicate Jabal Kaf Addor rock shelter in the Al Habhab region was occupied from 13,000 years ago. Photo: Wam

Scientists find ancient settlements in Fujairah

UAEJune 25, 2024

The joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission working in the vicinity of the Aga Khan’s Mausoleum, west of Aswan, succeeded in uncovering a number of previously unknown family tombs dating back to the late and Greco-Roman eras. Photo: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt

Dozens of ancient Egyptian tombs unearthed in Aswan

MENAJune 25, 2024

Nick Donaldson/ Getty

Weekend Essay: How the excavation of Tu'am will help fill in the holes of our historical knowledge

CommentJune 21, 2024

Umm Al Quwain Department of Tourism and Archaeology

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An ancient city dug up in the UAE links the country to its rich past

EditorialJune 17, 2024

Dr Lesley Gregoricka excavating a tomb near Dhank in Oman. Photo: Dr Lesley Gregoricka

Zayed museum fund helps to reveal lost secrets of UAE's past

UAEJune 02, 2024

A student activist at a pro-Palestine encampment outside the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford. Getty Images

Palestine protests highlight ‘colonial legacy’ of archaeologist

UKMay 09, 2024

The recreated head of Shanidar Z, made by the Kennis brothers for the Netflix documentary, 'Secrets of the Neanderthals' based on scans of the reconstructed skull. PA

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Ancient skull found in Iraq recreated as part of Netflix documentary

ScienceMay 01, 2024

A rendering of a stegosaurus. The unique fossil found in Morocco has asymmetric crosshatched armour and flat spikes on its tail. Getty Images

Unique stegosaurus dinosaur fossil discovered in Morocco

MENAApril 30, 2024

An investigation by The National, which exposes the sheer scale of the digital black market for relics, has shown by far most of the artefacts are fake. The National

How Facebook trade in fake relics fuels Middle East looting

MENAApril 26, 2024

Part of the statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, which turned up in Switzerland and has been returned to Egypt. Photo: Supreme Council of Antiquities

Egypt recovers head of ancient Ramesses II statue

MENAApril 22, 2024

Researchers exploring the Umm Jirsan lava vents in Harrat Khaybar, Saudi Arabia, about 125km north of Madinah. Photo: Palaeodeserts Project

Humans occupied Saudi lava cave complex 7,000 years ago

GulfApril 17, 2024

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