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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

The lengths of the footprints ranged from 12.7cm to 30cm, according to the scientist who discovered them. Scientific Reports

Ancient human footprints discovered in Morocco are oldest in region

MENAJanuary 26, 2024
A laser sensor image of the ancient urban settlement at Upano Valley in Ecuador. AP

Lost cities in Ecuadorian Amazon finally mapped

WorldJanuary 12, 2024
Al Dhaid Fort has made it onto the Islamic World Heritage List. Photo: Sharjah Government Media Bureau

Two Sharjah archaeology sites added to Islamic World Heritage list

Art & DesignDecember 19, 2023
Ancient Egyptian baboons exhibited metabolic bone diseases, linked to dietary deficiencies and limited sunlight, a study has revealed. Photo: Bea De Cupere

Egyptian baboon mummies reveal signs of captivity

EgyptDecember 06, 2023
A technician at the British Museum holds one of the 6,000 carved pieces known as the Nimrud Ivories that date from the 9th to the 7th centuries BC. Getty Images

My personal conflict over the return of Assyrian artefacts

WeekendNovember 24, 2023

British Museum chairman: Parthenon Marbles is a Greek deal worth trying

UKNovember 16, 2023
Palace of the Assyrian King Esarhaddon, who ruled for 12 years in the early 7th century BC
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Postcard from Mosul: Mythical creatures emerge from the site of Esarhaddon

WeekendOctober 27, 2023
Nomadic herders carried heavy grindstones with them, which they used for various chores, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Photo: Ceri Shipton

Tools found in Saudi Arabia point to ancient bread-making

Saudi ArabiaOctober 05, 2023
The Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebeedu and Somananthpura in Karnataka, southern India, were added to the Unesco list in September. Photo: Intach Bangalore

How India's Hoysala temples made it to Unesco's heritage list

Arts & CultureSeptember 28, 2023
The remains of a human burial, unearthed by Mexican archaeologists in Palenque. Reuters

Ancient Mayan grave found in Mexico as tourist rail project advances

Arts & CultureSeptember 26, 2023
A Palestinian archaeologist removes the sand from a skeleton in a grave at the Roman cemetery in Jebaliya in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday. AP
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Archaeologists in Gaza unearth cemetery with rare lead coffins

MENASeptember 24, 2023
Bahrain is home to three Unesco World Heritage sites, including Qal’at al-Bahrain – the Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun. Photo: Editions Gelbart

World Heritage List is just the start, says Bahrain's antiquities head

Arts & CultureSeptember 22, 2023
The logs, modified using stone tools, appear to have been part of a framework for a structure. Reuters

Archaeologists find 476,000-year-old wooden structures in Zambia

Arts & CultureSeptember 21, 2023
A diver uncovers a votive hand during an archaeological excavation in Thonis-Heracleion, an ancient city about seven kilometres off Egypt's Mediterranean coast. Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation

Sunken temples of Aphrodite and Amun found off Egypt's Mediterranean coast

MENASeptember 20, 2023
Saudi archaeology students at AlUla World Archaeology Summit. Photo: Mohammed Alhusayni
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Meet the next generation of young Saudi archaeologists from AlUla

Saudi ArabiaSeptember 16, 2023
Hegra, Alula World Archeology Summit. photo: AlUla World Archaeology Summit
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Experts gather in AlUla amid push to become global archaeological centre

Saudi ArabiaSeptember 16, 2023
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