Archaelogists have discovered a more than 2,000-year-old Etruscan tomb perfectly preserved in the hills of Tuscany with a treasure trove of artefacts inside, including urns that hold the remains of about 30 people. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Archaeologists have uncovered a pristinely preserved statue of a powerful Egyptian queen at the sprawling mortuary temple of Amenhotep III on Luxor's West Bank. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Italian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of the ancient Roman hero believed to have inspired Russell Crowe's character in the hit movie "Gladiator". picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria.

Theme pic is of an ancient Thracian gold artifact at a Thracian tomb. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A University of Chicago expedition at Tell Edfu in southern Egypt has unearthed a large administration building and silos that provide fresh clues about the emergence of urban life. The discovery provides new information about a little understood aspect of ancient Egypt—the development of cities in a culture that is largely famous for its monumental architecture. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Road works on the western Greek island of Lefkada have uncovered - and partially destroyed - an important tomb with artefacts dating back more than 3,000 years. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 2,000-year-old mine has been discovered high in mountains in Peru. The find offers proof that an ancient people in the Andes mined hematite iron ore centuries before the Inca Empire, archaeologists say. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Eight fruit-filled baskets and 20 sealed jars have been found concealed in a chamber next to the tomb of King Tutankhamun. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The tombs discovered in Saqqara are those of the three dentists who served the royalty. picked by BrightonCub 2 years ago

An Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, at a compound on a hill south of the city. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Archaeologists have said they have discovered a sunken vessel packed with ancient pottery, in an exploration prompted by an octopus which attached its suckers to a plate. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found a 2500-year-old tomb in eastern China containing 40 coffins that could provide rare clues to life in the region at the time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Egyptian authorities have accused Belgian diplomats of damaging a 40 million-year-old whale fossil when they allegedly drove over the remains in a protected desert area, an official said Monday. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

"After five years of research, archaeologists have confirmed that a 30-metre-high building is buried in the vast mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang...the building might have been constructed for the soul of the emperor to depart..."
30 meters, makes you wonder if they were planning on launching his soul or something. picked by Nicky666 1 year ago

A team of US archaeologists has discovered the ruins of a city dating back to the period of the first farmers 7,000 years ago in Egypt's Fayyum oasis. picked by deepchill 10 months ago

Archeologists working at Peru's Huaca Pucllana ruins pulled a mummy from a tomb on Tuesday, thought to be from the ancient Wari culture that flourished before the Incas. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

The arrest of tomb robbers led archaeologists to the graves of three royal dentists, protected by a curse and hidden in the desert sands for thousands of years. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A 650-million-year-old underwater reef, 10 times higher than the Great Barrier Reef, has been discovered in the middle of Australia's outback. The ancient reef, formed nearly 100 million years before the first known animal life evolved, is the only one of its age in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

An ancient Roman wood and ivory throne has been unearthed at a dig in Herculaneum, Italian archaeologists said on Tuesday, hailing it as the most significant piece of wooden furniture ever discovered there. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago