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Remarkable Roman villa complex discovered in Oxfordshire

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Discoveries within the Roman villa complex include small votive axes, 'Samian' style red-slip pottery, numerous coins, and a puzzling collection of tightly-coiled lead scrolls.

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A street vendor walks with hats in front of the Colosseum in Rome

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Rome unveils plans for a new archaeological path

Improving security and tackling overcrowding are among the aims of the new walkway.

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A blue rectangular piece of microplastic on the finger.

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Scientists find microplastic contamination in ancient remains

What were previously thought to be pristine archaeological deposits, ripe for investigation, could be contaminated with plastics.

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Drawings of animal figures are seen in the life size replica of Grotte Chauvet, or Chauvet cave, in Vallon Pont d'Arc, near Bollene, southern France

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A fragment of a limestone statue of Ramses II unearthed by an Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission in El Ashmunein

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Archaeologists unearth missing half of huge Ramses II statue in Egypt

Nearly a century ago, the remaining portion of the statue depicting Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most significant rulers, was unearthed in the identical location.

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Spanish scientists begin restoration of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian wooden sarcophagus

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Archaeologists plan to restore this stunning ancient Egyptian coffin

The ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, dating back over 3,000 years, is adorned with intricate hieroglyphs and vibrant polychrome paintings depicting the priestess of Amun, Ruru.

16/02/2024

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Researchers discovers possible 11,000-year-old Ice Age wall

Scientists hope that the discovery will give them a better understanding of the way of life at the time.

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Visitors admire a massive, 13-meter (yard) replica of the statue Roman Emperor Constantine commissioned for himself after 312 AD

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How scientists recreated this huge statue of Constantine the Great

The ancient 11-metre structure was recreated using high tech software to scan a handful of surviving fragments.

10/02/2024

An excavation in central London has revealed what experts think is a Roman flatpack bed for use in the afterlife.

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Archaeologists discover extraordinary Roman flatpack bed in London

Described as "incredibly rare" by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), the discovery sheds new light on Roman burial and funerary customs.

06/02/2024

The painting "Panoramic view of Paris in 1588, from the Louvre's roof, with Pont-Neuf under construction" by Théodore-Josef-Herbert.

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The story of the Seine told through things found in Parisian waters

Beneath the tourist-packed plaza of Notre Dame Cathedral, an archaeological site tells the story of Paris and its River Seine through objects excavated from its bed and banks. Discover the exhibition “Dans La Seine”.

05/02/2024

Historian Alexander Mariotti shows visitors another side to Rome.

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04/02/2024

British Museum's new exhibition delves into Roman army life

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London’s British Museum's latest exhibition invites visitors to step into the shoes of an ordinary Roman army soldier.

01/02/2024

Anas Sedrati observes footprints at archeological site in Larache

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Archaeologists discover 90,000-year-old human footprints in Morocco

In 2022, researchers stumbled upon the footprint site near the northern tip of North Africa while examining boulders at a nearby pocket beach.

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Parks Canada underwater archaeologist Marc-André Bernier carefully excavates a seamen’s chest on the lower deck of HMS Erebus, 14 September, 2023.

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How climate change is hampering discoveries from a doomed ship

Severe storms are another twist in the horrifying tale of these British ships wrecked in the Canadian Arctic nearly 180 years ago.

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The walls of the Chan Chan Citadel.

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From glacier hikes to exhilarating sandboarding, Peru is packed with adventure.

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The giant marble map (Forma Urbis Romae) of the ancient Rome is shown to the media in the Archaeological Park of Mount Celio Museum overlooking the Colosseum in Rome

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The Forma Urbis Museum recently unveiled an exhibition featuring an ancient marble map of Rome dating back to 203-211 AD.

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The two-millennium-old discovery.

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Oldest runes in Denmark discovered on 2000-year-old knife

Inscription on knife spells 'hirila', which means ‘little sword’ in Old Norse.

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A sarcophagus with a mummy inside, discovered at the Saqqara Necropolis in Memphis, Egypt.

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Archaeologists unearth 4500-year-old Ancient Egyptian tomb

Remarkable treasures have been discovered in the tomb, including a Second Dynasty child burial, a well-preserved alabaster vessel from the 18th Dynasty, and terracotta statues depicting Isis and Harpocrates.

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The Palace of Aigai, built more than 2,300 years ago during the reign of Alexander the Great's father, is seen after it fully reopened in ancient Aigai on 5 January.

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Inside the restored palace where Alexander the Great became king

It was the largest building of classical Greece: the palace where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king before he launched a conquest that took him as far as modern-day Afghanistan.

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Designer and traditional dyer Claudio Cutuli holds up a finished scarf reproducing an ancient Roman fresco of intertwining Perseus and Andromeda surrounded in a Pompeii red.

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Dyeing to remember: Pompeii's ancient textile techniques resurrected

Pompeii’s director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, has been overseeing a project reviving ancient crafts and production techniques within the archaeological park.

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