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Archaeology

All the latest news and stories on archaeology

Saudi Arabia has announced 'significant' discoveries, including homes and work areas, at the kingdom's Al Abla site. SPA

Saudi archaeologists claim 'significant' discoveries at Al Abla

Saudi ArabiaAugust 26, 2023

An Iraqi worker excavates a rock-carving relief at the Mashki Gate, one of the entrances to the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, on the outskirts of Mosul. AFP

Mosul archaeology project uncovers 'spectacular' Assyrian relics

Arts & CultureAugust 21, 2023

The remains of the ancient sunken ship in the Mediterranean near the city of El Alamein, Egypt

How engineer and his sons found ancient ship on Egypt's north coast

EgyptAugust 15, 2023

The AlUla World Archaeology Summit will be held at Maraya. AFP

Saudi Arabia announces inaugural archaeology summit in AlUla

Arts & CultureAugust 11, 2023

Hesham Sallam, right, with fellow Egyptian paleontologists Abdullah Gohar, left, and Mohamed Sameh and holotype fossils of the extinct Tutcetus rayanensis at the American University in Cairo. AFP

Scientists discover ancient Egyptian miniature whale

EgyptAugust 10, 2023

Clay jars found at the site of the wreck are believed to have contained wine being transported between Egypt and Greece. Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Remains of ancient merchant ship discovered in sea near El Alamein

MENAAugust 06, 2023

A fossil of entangled psittacosaurus dinosaur and repenomamus mammal skeletons found in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted down dinosaur meat for dinner. Pictures: Canadian Museum of Nature/AP

Fossil shows moment brave mammal tried to eat a dinosaur

WorldJuly 19, 2023

Chavin de Huantar, a Unesco World Heritage site, is about 430km north of Lima, Peru. Reuters

Archaeologists in Peru find ancient tunnel in mountain temple

WorldJuly 13, 2023

In its heyday, El Jem Roman Colosseum in Tunisia could accommodate 30,000 spectators. Photo: Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National

Postcard from Tunisia: El Jem is an ancient reminder of human ingenuity

WeekendJuly 07, 2023

The head of a colossal statue of Ramses II displayed at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris. AFP

Stolen fragment of 3,400-year-old statue returned to Egypt

EgyptJuly 03, 2023

Iraqi Culture Minister Ahmed Fakak Al Badrani displays the 2,800-year-old stone tablet at a press conference in Baghdad. AFP

Italy returns 2,800-year-old stone tablet smuggled from Iraq

WorldJune 18, 2023

The 3,000-year-old Babylonian-era ziggurat of Aqar Quf towers above the landscape in Abu Ghraib town, 30km west of Baghdad. All photos: EPA

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Iraq's battle to preserve a 3,000-year-old temple - in pictures

MENAJune 17, 2023

Major New Abu Dhabi Archaeological Discoveries Reveal Sites and Artefacts from Iron Age and Pre-Islamic Period.

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Artefacts found at ancient burial site in Abu Dhabi

HeritageJune 16, 2023

A 4,200-year-old decorated stone slab which was smuggled out of Egypt in 2001 after being discovered by a French archaeological mission.

Egyptian delegation in Paris to retrieve 4,200-year-old murals

MENAJune 12, 2023

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Grieken. Jun 8, 2023. Mike Bink

Dutch museum hopes to change Egypt's ban on Saqqara excavation

EgyptJune 08, 2023

Build in 1269 at the start of Mamluk rule in Egypt, the Zaher Baybars Mosque's renovation cost more than 237 million Egyptian pounds. Kamal Tabikha/The National

Egypt's Zaher Baybars mosque reopens after 15-year restoration

EgyptJune 04, 2023

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