Archaeology | featured news

57 ancient tombs with mummies unearthed in Egypt

57 ancient tombs with mummies unearthed in Egypt

Archeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said Sunday....

 

Oldest Pyramid Tomb Discovered in Mexico

Oldest Pyramid Tomb Discovered in Mexico

Archaeologists in southern Mexico announced Monday they have discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb of a dignitary inside a pyramid that may be the oldest such burial documented in Mesoamerica. The tomb held a man aged around 50, who was buried with jade collars, pyrite and obsidian artifacts and ceramic vessels. Archaeologist Emiliano Gallaga said the tomb dates to between 500 and 700 B.C.

 

China unearths 114 new Warriors

Archaeologists unearth 114 new Terracotta Warriors at the Qin dynasty tomb complex in Xian, China.

 

Chinese Students Uncover Clawed Dinosaur

Chinese Students Uncover Clawed Dinosaur

A claw sticking out of a cliff face in Mongolia, China, turned out to be the tip of the dinosaur -- the skeleton of a 6-foot-long agile predator that preyed on its own kind.

 

Fossils of snake eating dino eggs found in India

The fossilized remains of a 67 million-year-old snake found coiled around a dinosaur egg offer rare insight into the ancient reptile's dining habits and evolution, scientists said Tuesday....

 

Massive head of pharaoh unearthed in Egypt

Massive head of pharaoh unearthed in Egypt

Archaeologists have unearthed the massive head of one Egypt's most famous pharoahs who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced Sunday.

 

In ancient wall, scholar sees proof for Bible

In ancient wall, scholar sees proof for Bible

An Israeli archaeologist says newly excavated ancient fortifications in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time of the Bible's King Solomon.

 

Byzantine-era street found in Jerusalem

Byzantine-era street found in Jerusalem

Archaeologists said Wednesday that they have unearthed a section of a stone street in Jerusalem that provides important new evidence about the city's commercial life 1,500 years ago.

 

Bird-like dinosaur was 'venomous'

Bird-like dinosaur was 'venomous'

A bird-like dinosaur that prowled an ancient forest 125 million years ago used venom to subdue its prey, a new theory says.

 

Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city

Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city

Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday lifted an ancient granite temple pylon out of the waters of the Mediterranean, where it had lain for centuries as part of the palace complex of Cleopatra, submerged in Alexandria's harbor.

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content