Archaeology

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered rare papyrus scrolls approximately 3,000 years old, according to Egyptian officials.

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo held its inaugural event on Saturday, drawing a huge amount of media and online attention to the beautiful new 258,000-square-foot facility with a massive drone and fireworks display.

Two American archaeologists claim they have found the resting place of a Portuguese ship from 1721 that was carrying $138 million in treasure near the Madagascar coast.

The University of Munster in Germany announced on Friday that a team of its archaeologists has uncovered one of the oldest Christian churches in the world in the Ararat Plain of Armenia.

A team of Israeli archaeologists uncovered a rare cache of intact Roman swords dating back 1,900 years, to the time of the Bar Kochba revolt, when Jewish rebels briefly regained independence from imperial rule.

The Palestinian Authority was caught attempting to raze and build upon an ancient Jewish historic site known as Joshua’s Altar in the territory of northern Samaria, triggering an investigation by Israeli authorities.

A wood carving so old it predates the advent of agriculture and Stone Henge was discovered by a retired surgeon while digging foundations.

LGBT activists are pushing to bar anthropologists from identifying human remains as “male” or “female,” arguing that scientists cannot know how an ancient individuals identified themselves.

Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced Saturday the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot.

TEL AVIV –  An Israeli gave back a 2,000-year-old catapult bolt to the Israel Antiquities Authority some 15 years after he took off with it while visiting the archaeological site of the Jerusalem Walls National Park in the City of David, saying he wanted to clear his conscience before the end of the world.

Russian archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Christian church in southwest Crimea dating from the Byzantine era, a find that sheds light on notions of cities from that period.

Declassified photos from U2 spy planes flown by the U.S. over Europe, the Middle East, and Central Eastern Asia during the Cold War have reportedly revealed historical information now used by archaeologists to discover hidden archaeological sites.

Google reportedly flagged 100 pages of archaeological site Ancient Origins as “inappropriate content” due to “images of mummified bodies, nude statues, and ancient battle scenes.”

An Israeli woman walking near ancient ruins noticed a head sticking out of the ground, leading to the uncovering of two Roman-era busts, archaeologists said Sunday.

Researchers have deciphered an inscription on a bronze ring found in Israel 50 years ago suggesting the ring belonged to Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator in Jerusalem who allegedly ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

TEL AVIV – An extremely rare stone weight inscribed with a word from the Hebrew Bible dating back 3,000 years was discovered by archaeologists near the Western Wall.

Cairo – Seven sarcophagi, some dating back more than 6,000 years, have been discovered at a site on the edge of the pyramid complex in Saqqara, south of the Egyptian capital, archaeology officials announced Saturday.

Archaeologists say they unearthed what they believe are the oldest weapons ever found in North America — ancient spear points estimated to be 15,500 years old — according to a new study released this week.

Archaeologists from the Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project announced the discovery of a 2,400-year-old trading vessel on Tuesday.

CAIRO — Archaeologists in Egypt stumbled upon a new discovery dating back to more than 2,500 years ago near Egypt’s famed pyramids at an ancient necropolis south of Cairo.

Clay artifacts bearing the seal of King Hezekiah and possibly the seal of the Prophet Isaiah are to be unveiled in Edmond, Oklahoma, on Sunday.

TEL AVIV – A sensational new archaeological find in Jerusalem’s Old City has unearthed massive portions of the Western Wall and an ancient Roman theater unseen for 1,700 years, the Israel Antiquity Authority (IAA) announced on Monday.

A collection of First Temple-period seals has been discovered during excavations in Jerusalem’s City of David.

TEL AVIV – The birthplace of Jesus’ apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip has been found in Israel, experts said.

TEL AVIV – In the run-up to the Jewish fast of Tisha B’av which commemorates the destruction of both Temples, new evidence unearthed in the City of David confirms biblical accounts of Jerusalem’s destruction.

Archaeology students at one of Britain’s leading universities have been given permission to skip lectures if they feel they might be “triggered” by upsetting material like the scary skulls of dead people or traumatising accounts of how they met their ends.

Archaeologists are scientifically proving the Jewish people’s connection to Jerusalem, defending the state of Israel in a way that no one but the IDF can, Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Dore Gold said Thursday night.

The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem offered a unique preview on Monday of an exhibition showcasing 3,000 year-old artifacts recovered from Khirbet Qeiyafa which archaeologists believe could be the biblical city of Sha’arayim, meaning ‘Two Gates’, that is mentioned in the story of the battle of David and the Philistine giant, Goliath.

TEL AVIV – The claim that the Pharaoh mentioned during the Passover holiday’s retelling of the Exodus story is Egyptian is a lie made up by Jews, a senior Egyptian archaeologist declared.

An Israeli amateur birdwatcher accidentally discovered an ancient Egyptian scarab seal roughly 3,700-years-old.

TEL AVIV – The discovery of thousands of artifacts in an excavation led by the British Museum reveals a major Greek trading city in Egypt, the Guardian reported. Naukratis, dubbed “the Hong Kong of its era” by Dr Ross Thomas,

A lead coffin housing the remarkably well-preserved body of a 17th century noble woman — still wearing her shoes and cap — has been unearthed in the northwestern French city of Rennes.

An interdisciplinary team of thirty experts have discovered what they believe to be the mortal remains of Spain’s most famous writer, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the author of Don Quixote and the “father of the modern novel.”