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Egypt’s ancient ‘screaming’ mummy woman may have died in agony

It is a startling image from ancient Egypt - a mummy discovered during a 1935… Read More

The art of bone carving is dying a slow death

Lahore: Bone carving is an art which dates back to the prehistoric times. Camel bone… Read More

Ancient shipwrecks found in Greek waters tell tale of trade routes

FOURNI, Greece: Archaeologists in Greece have discovered at least 58 shipwrecks, many laden with antiquities,… Read More

Salt of the Alps: ancient Austrian mine holds Bronze Age secrets

All mines need regular reinforcement against collapse, and Hallstatt, the world's oldest salt mine perched… Read More

Carving of modern bicycle found inside of a 2,000-year-old temple

A carving of a modern bicycle has been found on the wall of an ancient… Read More

Turkey’s ancient temple site gets UNESCO heritage status

A Turkish ancient temple site in southeastern Anatolia was given UNESCO World Heritage status on… Read More

No secret chambers behind ancient Egypt’s young king Tutankhamen: research

CAIRO: Researchers at Italy’s Turin Polytechnic University have found no evidence of the existence of… Read More

Google Earth discovers mystery ancient stone structures in Saudi desert

SYDNEY: Nearly 400 mysterious ancient stone structures have been identified in the Saudi Arabian desert… Read More

An ancient Chinese fishing community washes ashore

DATANG, CHINA:  Along southern China's snaking rivers, an ancient fishing community that once lived and… Read More

Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead

Famine and disease haunt the living, but not even the dead are spared the calamities… Read More

Remains of ancient pyramid found in Egypt

CAIRO: The remains of an Egyptian pyramid built around 3,700 years ago have been discovered… Read More

Genetic study may make ancient Incas quinoa a grain of the future

Quinoa, the sacred "mother grain" of the ancient Inca civilization suppressed by Spanish conquistadors, could… Read More

7,000-year-old lost city discovered in Egypt

CAIRO: Egypt has unearthed a more than 7,000-year-old city and cemetery dating back to its… Read More

S.African cave yields new human species: scientists

MAROPEND, South Africa: The fossilised bones of 15 members of a previously unknown branch of… Read More

Islamic State said to advance further near ancient Palmyra

BEIRUT: Islamic State militants were reported to have gained ground against Syrian troops in fighting… Read More