Archaeology is the study of the artefacts and other physical evidence left by past societies of humans and closely related species. It uses scientific analysis of field samples to inform ...

Researchers discovered a royal tomb that is over 3,600 years old in Abydos, Egypt. The entryway of the tomb was decorated with inscriptions dedicated to Isis and Nephthys, goddesses of the ...

A passerby discovered a rare Viking-era iron bracelet in a wetland on the Swedish island of Öland. The open-ended bracelet style is rare in large part because of the use of iron. Officials plan ...

He stressed that "any real scientific discovery in the field of archaeology must be published first in a reliable scientific journal after careful review by independent experts." Abdel-Basir ...

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In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...

Iron spearheads and copper alloy artifacts that were found in the Melsonby Hoard. (Image credit: Durham University) From the field, the team cut out a large block of earth holding the artifacts ...

It was excavated in 2022 by a team from Durham University’s Department of Archaeology and our professional Archaeological Services team. Excavation also benefited from advice from The British Museum ...

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Scientists have revealed a hidden chapter in human evolution, showing our origins trace back to the interbreeding of two distinct species about 300,000 years ago. By analysing modern human DNA, ...