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          Archaeology

          All the latest news and stories on archaeology

          Travelling on the trail of people, ancient and modern, who sought to see the Seven Wonders with their own eyes, Bettany Hughes attempted to answer why these sites in particular were worthy of wondering, and whether they still are. Photo: SandStone Global

          My pilgrimage to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

          BooksJanuary 26, 2024
          The lengths of the footprints ranged from 12.7cm to 30cm, according to the scientist who discovered them. Scientific Reports

          Ancient human footprints discovered in Morocco are oldest in region

          MENAJanuary 26, 2024
          A laser sensor image of the ancient urban settlement at Upano Valley in Ecuador. AP

          Lost cities in Ecuadorian Amazon finally mapped

          WorldJanuary 12, 2024
          Al Dhaid Fort has made it onto the Islamic World Heritage List. Photo: Sharjah Government Media Bureau

          Two Sharjah archaeology sites added to Islamic World Heritage list

          Art & DesignDecember 19, 2023
          Ancient Egyptian baboons exhibited metabolic bone diseases, linked to dietary deficiencies and limited sunlight, a study has revealed. Photo: Bea De Cupere

          Egyptian baboon mummies reveal signs of captivity

          EgyptDecember 06, 2023
          A technician at the British Museum holds one of the 6,000 carved pieces known as the Nimrud Ivories that date from the 9th to the 7th centuries BC. Getty Images

          My personal conflict over the return of Assyrian artefacts

          WeekendNovember 24, 2023
          Part of the Parthenon Marbles collection in the British Museum, London. PA

          British Museum chairman: Parthenon Marbles is a Greek deal worth trying

          UKNovember 16, 2023
          Palace of the Assyrian King Esarhaddon, who ruled for 12 years in the early 7th century BC

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          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

          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

          Meet the next generation of young Saudi archaeologists from AlUla

          Saudi ArabiaSeptember 16, 2023
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