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After years out of sight, one of Yale’s important historic treasures is now on view at the Yale University Art Gallery: a full set of ancient Roman horse armor discovered decades ago by archaeologists in the city of Dura-Europos—a crossroads of ancient …

Palestinian and French archaeologists have unearthed four Roman-era tombs in the heart of Gaza City. A lead sarcophagus unearthed during archaeological excavations at the site, the second such discovery this year. Credit: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency …

The treasure hunters discovered this amazing find while exploring an abandoned house. They were going through piles of old belongings and junk when they stumbled upon a dusty wooden box. Upon opening it, they were amazed to find a plethora of valuable …

Bizarre claims that archaeologists have discovered an ‘800-year-old mobile phone’ have sent conspiracy forums into overdrive. The object, allegedly found in Austria, is thought to be a clay model of a mobile phone with cuneiform writing engraved on the …

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The Sacred City of Caral in peru. At almost 5000 years old, it’s the oldest city in the Americas and predates even the great Pyramids of Egypt. It includes 6 pyramids, the largest of which measures 150×160 meters, 2 sunken ceremonial plazas, residential …

(Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, ca. 2498-2345 BC. Detail from the Mastaba of Tepemankh, Saqqara necropolis. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 37101) On the baboon Police: Hieroglyphs and artwork have survived the ages depicting Egyptian authorities using …

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Most people know of the great construction achievements of the dynastic Egyptians such as the pyramids and temples of the Giza Plateau area as well as the Sphinx. Many books and videos show depictions of vast work forces hewing blocks of stone in the …