A bombing delay enabled rescue of some objects, but archaeologists fear the wider loss of antiquities from the many cultures ...

They predate Egyptian mummies by around 10,000 years which disprove claims around where mummification started.

Archaeologists found a 1,600-year-old coin hoard dating to the final Jewish revolt against Romans. Archaeologists have ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,300-year-old whistle made from a cow's toe bone, believed to have been used by police to guard royal tomb workers. The artifact was found in the ruins of ...

How did chemist Alfred Lucas, dubbed "Egypt's Sherlock Holmes," save the fragile treasures recovered from King Tut's tomb?

Ms Martinez and her team believe they may have discovered a vital clue to the whereabouts of Cleopatra's tomb and possibly ...

A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh has gone missing from a renowned archaeology museum ...

Patrick McGovern, who has died aged 80, was an “alcohol archaeologist” who created authentic ales and wines using residues ...

In the Middle East, a team of archaeologists dug up a gold coin minted more than 2,200 years ago bearing the face of Egyptian ...

The oldest evidence of mummification has been discovered in Vietnam, in the form of a single 14,000-year-old mummified arm.

A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet from ancient Egypt has mysteriously disappeared from the restoration lab at Cairo's ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 3,300-year-old bone whistle carved out of a cow's toe, and it may have been used by ...