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Tutankhamun’s largest shrine is now housed in the Grand Egyptian Museum
A few months after receiving the fourth, third and second shrines of Tutankhamun, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received the...
Akamas peninsula excavation raises new questions for archaeologists
The discovery of Neolithic artifacts in the Akamas peninsula suggests that the region played a greater role in prehistoric Cyprus...
2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy likely had cancer, according to new research
A study published on Thursday indicated that an analysis of the remains of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy revealed that she...
A speared man and a wealthy woman are buried in a 1,600-year-old Anglo-Saxon cemetery
A wealthy pagan burial ground, dating from the first years of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain during the fifth century...
Tooth isotopes offer window into the early colonial history of South Australia
New methods of archaeological investigation have revealed the origins of 13 early settlers in South Australia who were buried in...
Oil drilling reveals cemetery with giant urn-like tombs in southwest Iran
An oil drilling project off the river Karun in Ahvaz, southwest Iran, accidentally unearthed an ancient cemetery that contains urn-like...
Early stone tools were not rocket science
Research conducted by scholars from the University of Tübingen challenges long-standing assumptions regarding the origins of human culture through stone...
Tracing history of early seafarers through genes
New genetic research from remote islands in the Pacific offers fresh insights into the ancestry and culture of the world’s...
Archaeologists discover first known depictions of two biblical heroines, episode in ancient Jewish art
In a significant milestone for the Huqoq Excavation Project, now in its 10th season following pandemic-induced pauses, project director Jodi...
Historic shards unearthed in Xi’an
Archaeologists in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, have unearthed three pieces of semicircular tiles dating back to the...