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          All the latest news and stories on archaeology

          A perforated stone from Nahal-Ein Gev II dig site in front of its 3D model. Photo: Daniel Rolider for the Smithsonian Magazine

          Archaeologists say 12,000-year-old Middle East stones may be earliest known wheels

          MENANovember 13, 2024
          Cold War-era spy satellite imagery revealed how the region looked in the 1970s. Photo: United States Geological Survey.

          Islamic battle site found in Iraq using 1970s satellite images

          MENANovember 12, 2024
          Excavations in Kirkuk province in northern Iraq reveal ancient structures and artefacts dating back to 4,000 years. Photo: The General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage

          Excavation reveals 4,000-year-old settlement in Iraq’s Kirkuk

          MENAOctober 23, 2024
          The bust of Nefertiti was unearthed in Egypt in 1912 before being taken to Germany. Reuters

          There is no good reason to prevent Nefertiti's return to Egypt

          EditorialSeptember 11, 2024
          Radar and satellite technology was used to find out about the history of the Saruq Al Hadid site in Dubai. Photo: Khalifa University

          Radar and satellite shed new light on the UAE's fascinating past

          UAEAugust 26, 2024
          A scan of the famous 'Screaming Woman' mummy, excavated in Egypt in the 1930s. The mummy was the subject of a report conducted by specialists at Cairo University's Kasr Al Ainy Hospital. Photo: Frontiers in Medicine

          Egyptian mummy's 'screaming' expression may hint at agonising death

          MENAAugust 02, 2024
          Antiquities recently recovered from the US, announced in a recent trip by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, are displayed in Baghdad. All photos: AP

          Iraq retrieves ancient Mesopotamian treasures

          MENAJuly 08, 2024
          The picture of the coffin that led to its theft being uncovered. Photo: Petrie Museum, UCL

          A 100-year-old photo exposes theft of ancient Egyptian coffin

          MENAJuly 03, 2024
          Archaeological findings indicate Jabal Kaf Addor rock shelter in the Al Habhab region was occupied from 13,000 years ago. Photo: Wam

          Scientists find ancient settlements in Fujairah

          UAEJune 25, 2024
          The joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission working in the vicinity of the Aga Khan’s Mausoleum, west of Aswan, succeeded in uncovering a number of previously unknown family tombs dating back to the late and Greco-Roman eras. Photo: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt

          Dozens of ancient Egyptian tombs unearthed in Aswan

          MENAJune 25, 2024
          Nick Donaldson/ Getty

          Weekend Essay: How the excavation of Tu'am will help fill in the holes of our historical knowledge

          CommentJune 21, 2024
          Umm Al Quwain Department of Tourism and Archaeology

          An ancient city dug up in the UAE links the country to its rich past

          EditorialJune 17, 2024
          Dr Lesley Gregoricka excavating a tomb near Dhank in Oman. Photo: Dr Lesley Gregoricka

          Zayed museum fund helps to reveal lost secrets of UAE's past

          UAEJune 02, 2024
          A student activist at a pro-Palestine encampment outside the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford. Getty Images

          Palestine protests highlight ‘colonial legacy’ of archaeologist

          UKMay 09, 2024
          The recreated head of Shanidar Z, made by the Kennis brothers for the Netflix documentary, 'Secrets of the Neanderthals' based on scans of the reconstructed skull. PA

          Ancient skull found in Iraq recreated as part of Netflix documentary

          ScienceMay 01, 2024
          A rendering of a stegosaurus. The unique fossil found in Morocco has asymmetric crosshatched armour and flat spikes on its tail. Getty Images

          Unique stegosaurus dinosaur fossil discovered in Morocco

          MENAApril 30, 2024
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