Archaeology & Human Origins

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (403+ words) Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy stated that the discovery adds a new dimension to the understanding of ancient Egyptian border fortification systems. He noted that the uncovered residential units, storage facilities, and artifacts provide a holistic view of…...

1+ min ago   (117+ words) Get the latest Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities SCA news, headlines, photos and videos from SEE News — Sada Elbalad English. Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities SCA Restoration of the "Two Brothers" Panel Completed Ahead of its…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago   (354+ words) During an international press conference, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, announced the completion of restoration work on the “Two Brothers” panel, one of the most prominent masterpieces of portraiture art in Roman-era Egypt. The restoration was carried…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (562+ words) JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 300-meter (985-foot) section of an ancient aqueduct believed to date back to the Hasmonean period, more than 2,000 years ago, has been uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) south of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, near Jerusalem. The discovery…...

7+ min ago   (514+ words) A man searching a German field with a metal detector stumbled upon a remarkable discovery. He found 934 ancient Roman silver coins — and an expert says the nearly 2,000-year-old treasure and “huge hoard” may have been someone’s life savings. PUZZLING SOUND…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (223+ words) Specialists from Rome worked alongside conservators from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir — where the collection is usually kept — for three weeks to restore the artwork, officials said at a press conference. Fayum mummy portraits were painted primarily on thin wooden…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (608+ words) The next great find for “American Pickers” could be sitting behind a barn door in Wilkes County, gathering dust in an old tobacco building Down East or tucked into a garage filled with decades of racing memorabilia. Producers of the…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (30+ words) Digging tools found in a cave near Rosh HaAyin. The IDF ruled out a tunnel but circumstances surrounding the excavation are still under investigation. Mysterious cave found in central Israel...

59+ min ago   (592+ words) Aqueduct, used to bring water to the Temple, is mentioned in ancient Jewish sources Archaeologists recently uncovered an approximately 300-meter-long (985 feet) section of Jerusalem’s Lower Aqueduct, which carried water from Solomon’s Pools to the Temple Mount, offering fresh insight into…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (376+ words) TEHRAN – Researchers have identified and documented the remains of an abandoned village believed to date back to the Safavid era in the Dasht-e Barm forest area of Kazerun county, Fars province, southwestern Iran. The village, named Royin, had been deserted…...