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In the early, heroic days of archaeology, it was invariably the ambition of those ... In 1898, when a German archaeologist named Robert Koldewey arrived in Babylon, he was keen to emulate Schliemann ...

Archaeology 15th-century hoard of gold and silver coins discovered in Israel near Sea of Galilee Archaeology 3-year-old picks up 'beautiful stone,' discovers 3,800-year-old scarab amulet in Israel ...

Iron spearheads and copper alloy artifacts that were found in the Melsonby Hoard. (Image credit: Durham University) From the field, the team cut out a large block of earth holding the artifacts ...

A passerby discovered a rare Viking-era iron bracelet in a wetland on the Swedish island of Öland. The open-ended bracelet style is rare in large part because of the use of iron. Officials plan ...

Professor Tom Moore, head of archaeology at Durham University, called it a "once-in-a-lifetime discovery". The hoard includes partial remains of more than seven four-wheeled wagons or two-wheeled ...

It was excavated in 2022 by a team from Durham University’s Department of Archaeology and our professional Archaeological Services team. Excavation also benefited from advice from The British Museum ...

Originally from India, where they were symbolic of royalty, they were later brought to ancient Babylon by Indian traders many... Celebrating the arrival of the New Year is a popular custom around the ...

How did the two nations find themselves in conflict? In the late seventh to early sixth centuries BCE King Nebuchadnezzar ruled over Babylon. He was a powerful king who expanded his empire through ...

He stressed that "any real scientific discovery in the field of archaeology must be published first in a reliable scientific journal after careful review by independent experts." Abdel-Basir ...

Researchers discovered a royal tomb that is over 3,600 years old in Abydos, Egypt. The entryway of the tomb was decorated with inscriptions dedicated to Isis and Nephthys, goddesses of the ...