Archaeologists have uncovered rock-cut tombs dating back to the Old Kingdom in Aswan, Egypt, revealing pottery vessels and jewelry.

Gold-Laden Elite Tomb Uncovered at Panama's El Caño Park. Archaeologists working at El Caño Archaeological Park in Panama's Coclé province have completed the excavation of a sp ...

Archaeologists have just uncovered a stunning ancient geometric miracle tunnel hidden deep beneath the ruins of Taposiris Magna in Egypt. This breaking archaeology news reveals a massive, ...

She spent twenty years chasing a ghost. Now, the Dominican archaeologist who convinced Egypt to let her dig says the moment has arrived. Kathleen Martínez has teamed up with Robert Ballard—the man who ...

Encephalitis lethargica is an illness that attacks the brain, leaving the victims like living statues—speechless and motionless. This disease turned into a full-blown epidemic around the world in the ...

Archaeologists excavating near ruins on the island of Sardinia discovered an Iron Age scarab amulet that originated from ...

The owl symbolizes night and death in Zapotec culture. Luis Gerardo Peña Torres / INAH Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered an incredibly well-preserved Zapotec tomb dating back to the early ...

In the Mexican state of Oaxaca in the municipality of San Pablo Huitzo, just northwest of the state capital of Oaxaca de Juárez, archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and ...

A royal burial tomb has been uncovered intact enough to read its design, yet the king it once honored has disappeared from history. The find reframes a violent, fragmented chapter in ancient Egypt’s ...

It’s being called the most significant archaeological discovery in a decade: a tomb dating back 1,400 years decorated with murals and carvings of exquisite preservation. Belonging to one of Mexico’s ...

A sealed tomb hidden beneath the hills of southern Mexico is drawing renewed focus on Zapotec civilization, revealing an unexpected trove of intact art, symbolic carvings, and architectural complexity ...

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