Tag: Archaeology
Egypt archeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta
CAIRO — Egyptian archeologists unearthed 110 burial tombs at an ancient site in a Nile Delta province, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said Tuesday.
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Archaeologists: Site of Harriet Tubman’s father’s home found
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Archaeologists in Maryland say they believe they have found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s father.
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Off-duty Italy art cops find looted statue in Belgian shop
ROME — Italian police say they have recovered a 1st century Roman statue that was stolen from an archaeological site in 2011 and found...
Famed Egyptian archaeologist reveals details of ancient city
CAIRO — Egypt’s best-known archaeologist on Saturday revealed further details on a Pharaonic city recently found in the southern province of Luxor.
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Archeologists unearth an ancient pharaonic city in Egypt
CAIRO — Egyptian archeologists have unearthed a 3000-year-old lost city, complete with mud brick houses, artifacts, and tools from pharaonic times.
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Ancient coins may solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate
WARWICK, R.I. — A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in rural Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may...
Man sentenced for treasure cemetery dig in Yellowstone
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge in Wyoming has sentenced a man to six months in prison for digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery...
Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii
MILAN — Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced Saturday the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries...
Italy taps German archaeologist to oversee Pompeii ruins
ROME — A German-born archaeologist has been chosen to be the next director of Pompeii, which is still revealing its ancient mysteries centuries after...
Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years
WASHINGTON — A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and...
