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          Archaeology

          All the latest news and stories on archaeology

          An Egyptian-English archaeological mission unearthed a collection of gold jewellery at Tel Al Amarna, a pharaonic city south of Egypt. Photo: Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities

          Egyptian-British archaeologists unearth gold jewellery in Amarna

          MENADecember 13, 2022
          Work crews have been excavating the site since it was discovered last January. AP

          More than 60 Roman-era tombs discovered in Gaza

          MENADecember 13, 2022
          An aerial view of the Khaybar oasis and forts. Mariam Nihal / The National

          What is Khaybar, Saudi Arabia's ancient oasis surrounded by lava fields?

          DestinationsDecember 12, 2022
          Qasr Marid in Saudi Arabia's Jouf province, where nine of the discoveries were registered. Amar Grover for the National

          Saudi Arabia registers dozens of archaeological and historical sites

          GulfDecember 05, 2022
          The Fayum mummy portraits are the first to be discovered since the original batch was unearthed more than 115 years ago. Photo: Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

          Egypt discovers Greco-Roman funerary complex south of Cairo

          Arts & CultureDecember 05, 2022
          A CT scan showing the fossilised lizard's head, next to the Cryptovaranoides microlanius fossil itself. Photo: Natural History Museum UK

          Fossil found in London museum cupboard moves lizard origins back 35 million years

          UKDecember 02, 2022
          A Sponsian gold coin from 260-270 AD. Photo: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

          Who was Sponsian? The 'fake Roman emperor' who proved to be real after all

          WeekendDecember 02, 2022
          The remains of the colonnade were found at Buto Temple in northern Egypt. Photo: Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities

          Archaeologists find remains of ancient colonnaded hall in northern Egypt

          EgyptNovember 17, 2022
          A handout photo made available by the University for Foreigners of Siena (Universita per Stranieri di Siena) shows a statue (a young toga) being recovered from the mud during the discovery of a votive deposit in the excavations of San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany, Italy, 07 November 2022 (issued 08 November 2022). Protected for 2,300 years from the mud and boiling water of the sacred basins, a never-before-seen votive deposit has re-emerged from the excavations of San Casciano dei Bagni, in Tuscany, with over 24 bronze statues of refined workmanship, five of which almost one meter high, all intact and in good condition. EPA / JACOPO TABOLLI / Universita per Stranieri di Siena / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES

          Trove of 2,000-year old Roman bronze statues found in Tuscan bath

          Art & DesignNovember 09, 2022
          One of the 2,300-year-old bronze statues discovered in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Reuters

          Archaeologists find 'exceptional' bronze statues in Italian thermal baths

          EuropeNovember 08, 2022
          Ancient Nabatean-carved tomb at the archaeological site of Hegra in AlUla. AFP

          Hegra’s Tomb of Lihyan in AlUla is recreated in the metaverse

          TravelNovember 07, 2022
          Elizaveta Yukhnyova, a visitor from Russia, tours the renovated former home of British archaeologist Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. AP

          Howard Carter's home in Egypt reopens to tourists after renovation

          EgyptNovember 06, 2022
          Tourists stand by a model of the golden mask of King Tutankhamun, on the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor, on Friday. AP

          Luxor marks centenary of discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb with little fanfare

          EgyptNovember 05, 2022
          A drone shot of the recently uncovered monastery in Umm Al Quwain. Photo: Umm Al Quwain's Department of Tourism and Archaeology

          Ancient Christian monastery discovered in Umm Al Quwain

          HeritageNovember 03, 2022
          Some of the items stolen from a university in the Egyptian province of Sohag.

          Five accused of Egypt museum robbery detained until trial

          EgyptOctober 25, 2022
          Four people have been arrested in the Egyptian province of Sohag over the theft of 59 artefacts from the archaeological museum at Sohag University. Photo: Egypt's Ministry of Interior.

          Four arrested after 59 artefacts stolen from Egyptian university museum

          MENAOctober 24, 2022
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