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          Archaeology

          All the latest news and stories on archaeology

          The Faya palaeolandscape in central Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Unesco listing is a boost for UAE heritage

          EditorialJuly 14, 2025
          The 5,000-year-old Jebel Hafeet Tombs were named a Unesco world heritage site in 2011. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

          A look back at the UAE's first Unesco World Heritage site in Al Ain

          Art & DesignJuly 13, 2025
          The Faya palaeolandscape in central Sharjah is an area of crucial archaeological significance. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Sheikha Bodour: Unesco nomination for Sharjah's Faya an extraordinary journey

          UAEJuly 10, 2025
          Facial reconstruction of the individual from Nuwayrat using 3D scan data of the skull and analysis of the bones. Photo: Caroline Wilkinson, Liverpool John Moores University

          Skeleton of man from ancient Egypt gives up its secrets in scientific first

          MENAJuly 02, 2025
          The mummified body of Asru, a 2,700-year-old woman from ancient Thebes, on display at Manchester Museum. Photo: Manchester Museum / The University of Manchester

          Should English museum keep displaying 2,700-year-old Egyptian mummy?

          UKJuly 01, 2025
          The golden funerary mask of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun, displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. AFP

          How toxic fungus in Tutankhamun’s tomb can help fight cancer

          HealthJune 24, 2025
          Faya is an ancient archaeological site of huge significance in the Arabian Peninsula. Wam

          Historic Sharjah site in running for Unesco World Heritage status

          UAEJune 21, 2025
          A fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were found at the Qumran caves in the occupied West Bank. Reuters

          Dead Sea Scrolls a century older than previously thought

          MENAJune 04, 2025
          Zahi Hawass has defended an interview with Joe Rogan, after which he was widely criticised and accused of arrogance. Getty Images

          Renowned Egyptologist hits back at criticism over Joe Rogan interview

          MENAMay 28, 2025
          Hieroglyphs inside one of the tombs unveiled on Monday. AP

          3,000-year-old tombs discovered in Egypt

          MENAMay 27, 2025
          A staircase descends into the now empty Mamilla pool. Photo: Wikipedia

          PM’s Jerusalem Day declaration triggers archaeological dispute over Mamilla pool

          MENAMay 26, 2025
          Iron age cemetery discovered in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Iron Age cemetery in Al Ain to 'transform understanding' of UAE

          UAEApril 21, 2025
          Dr Michele Degli Esposti excavating a late pre-Islamic grave at the Salut archaeological site in Oman, where shells were found that revealed ancient cosmetic habits. Photo: Dr Michele Degli Esposti

          Make-up's ancient history unravelled in Omani shells

          GulfApril 04, 2025
          Dr Geoffrey RD King with Britain's King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, on Sir Bani Yas Island in 1993. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi

          Tributes to British archaeologist who oversaw major UAE discoveries

          UAEMarch 20, 2025
          Alabaster fragments were among the few artefacts that the team was able to recover from the tomb. Photo: Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities

          Thutmose II's tomb is biggest archaeological find in Egypt in a century

          MENAFebruary 19, 2025
          With sharp teeth and powerful jaw muscles, the Bastetodon is believed to have sat at the top of the food chain. Photo: Ahmad Morsi

          Fossil of ‘leopard-sized’ ancient predator discovered in Egypt

          MENAFebruary 17, 2025
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