Archaeologists find Rome-era tombs in Egypt's Western Desert
Egypt says archaeologists have uncovered two ancient tombs dating back to the Roman period in the country's Western Desert.
Egypt says archaeologists have uncovered two ancient tombs dating back to the Roman period in the country's Western Desert.
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Excavation work led by the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute team has unearthed a large urban villa dating back to the early New Kingdom, about 1500-1450 B.C.E. The findings at the site of Tell Edfu in southern Egypt ...
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Jan 7, 2019
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Greece's culture ministry says archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a lost ancient city that, according to tradition, was first settled by Trojan war captives after the Greek sack of Troy.
Archaeology
Nov 13, 2018
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The East Range is still giving up its secrets.
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Jul 11, 2018
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Jerusalem's Franciscan friars have opened a new museum filled with artifacts related to daily life in Jesus' time.
Archaeology
Jul 8, 2018
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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 4,400-year-old tomb near the country's famed pyramids at the Giza plateau just outside Cairo, the Antiquities Ministry said Saturday, the latest discovery that authorities hope will ...
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Feb 3, 2018
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New excavations on the remote island of Keros reveal monumental architecture and technological sophistication at the dawn of the Cycladic Bronze Age.
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Jan 18, 2018
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A team of researchers led by freelance archaeologist John Tibbles has found evidence suggesting that a woodhenge discovered in Yorkshire several months ago might have been used for sacrifices, or perhaps as a sauna. Tibbles ...
A joint excavation team from Osaka University and the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences discovered the ruins of a unique monument surrounded by 14 large stone pillars with Turkic Runic ...
Archaeology
Dec 20, 2017
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What was supposed to be a simple excavation to allow for the expansion of a church cemetery turned into a treasure trove of historic artefacts, including a decorative fitting from a book "imported" by Vikings from Ireland.
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