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A battered Egyptian pot sat in a Cornwall garage after a 1950s taxi fare; decades later, its tiny label helped reconstruct a lost 19th-century excavationA family in Cornwall discovered a pot associated with an excavation led by Flinders Petrie in ancient Egypt. The pot was originally given t...
3,400-year-old fragment of world’s oldest peace treaty found in Turkey with a powerful message; here what it revealsA remarkable discovery has been made in Turkey, where archaeologists have uncovered a 3,400-year-old piece of the Kadesh Peace Treaty. This...
An ancient Egyptian pot sat unnoticed in a Cornwall garage for years; when researchers examined it, its label helped solve a century-old archaeological mysteryAn ancient Egyptian pot discovered in a Cornwall garage has helped researchers connect a forgotten family possession with the archaeologica...
A 3,000-year-old Ramesses II inscription sparks fresh mystery over Egypt’s lost city of MasnNew discoveries at Tell Abu Seify offer clues to the ancient city of Masn. A sandstone lintel bearing Ramesses II's titles was found at the...
A 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy was found with Homer’s Iliad tucked inside its abdomen. Its purpose remains a mysteryAn intriguing discovery in Egypt revealed an ancient mummy with a papyrus fragment of Homer's Iliad resting on its abdomen. This fragment, ...
18 tombs dating back 2,000 years revealed 24 golden tongues inside the mouths of the dead — In 2026, archaeologists uncovered the bizarre purpose behind the ancient Egyptian ritualThe burials date to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods of ancient Egypt, spanning roughly 322 B.C. to A.D. 395. This places the ritual more th...
2,000 years ago, a Tamil trader left his name across 5 ancient tombs in Egypt’s Valley of Kings; Here’s what inscriptions revealTamil Brahmi inscriptions were recently identified in ancient Egyptian tombs. These inscriptions reveal Tamil merchants travelled deep into...
Hidden for over a century, these Egyptian princesses may have been elite warriors, according to their 4,000-year-old bonesForgotten for a century inside a Cairo museum basement, 4,000-year-old royal bones are rewriting ancient Egyptian history. Historians long ...
Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water ritualsNew discoveries at Tell el-Farama, ancient Pelusium, unveil a unique circular temple. This 2,200-year-old sanctuary, dedicated to the god P...
Egypt’s Giza pyramids mystery deepens: Radar finds underground structures twice as deep as the Eiffel Tower, stretching across 2 kmScientists discovered a vast underground structure beneath the Pyramids of Giza using advanced radar technology. The system has multiple le...
Statute of Buddha found at ancient Egyptian seaport, throws light on India's ties with Roman empireThe statute was found at an ancient temple dating back to the Roman era at the seaport - Berenice on the Red Sea.
1800-year old Roman city unearthed at Luxor, Egypt.The city dates back to second and third century (BC) according to reports.
Ruins of ancient temple for Zeus unearthed in Sinai as Egypt continues excavations in historical sites to attract touristsThe temple ruins are the latest in a series of ancient discoveries.
Tamil Nadu river civilisation 3200 years old: Chief Minister M K StalinAccording to the government, already excavations at Adhichanallur yielded the result of 9th century BCE and at Korkai 8th century BCE. The ...
Archaeologists uncover 'lost golden city' buried under the sands in EgyptThe site was uncovered near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings.
PMO need not take a dig when ASI’s thereIn that context, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has had a hoary record, particularly in the last century when its stalwarts disco...
- Tomb of Tutankhamun discoverer Howard Carter remembered with a Google doodle
Google has featured a doodle on its homepage today to celebrate the birthday of Howard Carter, who was an English archaeologist and Egyptol...