Life-size sculptures — of a possible priestess and her husband — found at Pompeii
Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a ...
A Remote Spot in Saudi Arabia That Won’t Be Remote for Long
Hotel construction and public art projects already are changing the vast desert landscape of Al-Ula in the country’s ...
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Pınara Ancient City: The Mysterious Treasure of Lycia
Pınara, an ancient Lycian city in Muğla, with stunning rock tombs, rich mythology, and breathtaking natural beauty. A hidden ...
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Revealed: first DNA profiles of ancient people who roamed a lush Sahara
The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...
Archaeologists found another Egyptian royal tomb—but who does it belong to?
The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's ...
Volcanic hill hid hundreds of ancient artifacts — some 3,400 years old — in Hungary
The hoards, filled with metal objects, beads, fabrics, and animal tusks, span the Late Bronze Age into the Early Iron Age.
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Archaeologists Unearth Rare Reminder of Britain’s Brief Reign Over the ‘Nation’s Oldest City’
The find offers archaeological evidence of the 20-year interlude when the British ruled St. Augustine, Florida, which was founded by the Spanish in 1565 ...
Greek Reporter3d
When Persians Destroyed Athens: The Burning of Acropolis and the Rebuilding of a City
In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...