Archaeologists revealed more wonders of the ancient world in 2021. They ranged from a lost city, a mummy with a golden tongue, and 2,400-year-old baskets of fruit. We document some of the best ...

An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed a staggering 13,000 inscribed pottery fragments, known as ostraca, at the ancient site of Athribis in Sohag, Upper Egypt, including over 130 ...

Hidden beneath the Mediterranean for centuries, one of Antiquity’s most iconic monuments is slowly re-emerging. Off the coast ...

A pregnant mummy, a frozen time capsule, a Pompeii snack bar, and a lost Egyptian city make our annual list. Reading time 1 minute In 2021, archaeologists learned more about a famous bog body known as ...

During 2021, thousands of archaeologists worked tirelessly to continue to excavate, explore, publish, and keep the field alive across the globe. CT scans of Amenhotep I’s mummy (courtesy Sahar Saleem ...

Egypt has recovered two ancient artifacts from Belgium following a decade-long effort, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on December 2. In 2015, Belgian authorities responded ...

UNSPECIFIED - JUNE 23: Neuserre temple to sun god Re at Abu Jirab (Photo by DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini via Getty Images) A team of archaeologists told CNN in mid-November 2021 that they found an ...

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A settlement that was buried beneath the sand for thousands of years—and eluded archaeologists for centuries—is believed to be one of the largest ancient Egyptian cities ever unearthed. The site was ...

In the center of the southern city of Luxor, a 1,800-year-old complete residential city from the Roman era was found by Egyptian archaeologists, reported first by AFP on Tuesday, Jan.24. "The Egyptian ...