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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

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
Ancient inscriptions carved into Jabal Ikmah in AlUla, which is hosting its inaugural World Archaeology Summit. Photo: AlUla World Archaeology Summit

AlUla archaeology summit unearths challenges of cultural bias

Arts & CultureSeptember 15, 2023

British Museum 'ignored requests for details of illicit items'

UKSeptember 14, 2023
A team of researchers has excavated an 'unprecedented assemblage' of skull and horn fragments in AlUla. Photo: Muhammad Al-Dajani / RCU

Neolithic sites in AlUla among region's oldest pilgrimage sites

Arts & CultureSeptember 11, 2023
The weapons were found deeply wedged behind a wall of stalactites and preserved in wood and leather scabbards. Reuters

Israel unveils 1,900-year-old Roman weapons found in cave

MENASeptember 07, 2023
Left, the canopic jar containing the remains of a woman named Senetnay, wet nurse to Pharaoh Amenhotep II. Right, the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Photo: Museum August Kestner / Alamy

Ancient Egyptian jars reveal tale of nurse buried among pharaohs

EgyptAugust 31, 2023
Hegra is known for its intricately inscribed Nabataean tombs. Photo: Discovery Channel

Hegra celebrates 15 years as Unesco World Heritage site

Arts & CultureAugust 31, 2023
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