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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

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
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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

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
The top section of a limestone statue of Ramses II was unearthed in El Ashmunein, south of the Egyptian city of Minya. Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities via Reuters

Archaeologists find missing top half of Ramses II statue in Egypt

EgyptMarch 05, 2024
The mutation, called G6PD, is most prevalently observed in the UAE, the study revealed. Getty Images

Genome analysis reveals malaria resistance in ancient Eastern Arabia

HealthFebruary 27, 2024
The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon marbles, at the British Museum in London, on November 28, 2023. EPA

The problem of where looted masterpieces belong

CommentFebruary 27, 2024
The Tell Abraq archaeological site in Umm Al Quwain. Photo: Umm Al Quwain Department of Tourism and Archaeology
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Roman coins and possible shrine unearthed in Umm Al Quwain

UAEJanuary 31, 2024
The three large pyramids of Menkaure, left, Khafre, centre, and Khufu, at Giza, just outside Cairo. Getty Images
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Giza pyramid restoration project sparks outrage in Egypt

EgyptJanuary 30, 2024
Travelling on the trail of people, ancient and modern, who sought to see the Seven Wonders with their own eyes, Bettany Hughes attempted to answer why these sites in particular were worthy of wondering, and whether they still are. Photo: SandStone Global
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My pilgrimage to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

BooksJanuary 26, 2024
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