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Archaeologists Found a Massive Sealed Sarcophagus 6 Feet Below Ground Beneath a Forgotten Staircase
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (482+ words) Recent studies are revealing just how extensive that burial landscape was and how long it remained in use. A nine-step staircase buried near Egypt's Aga Khan Mausoleum has led archaeologists to an underground tomb containing a six-foot limestone sarcophagus covered…...
Ancient cemetery discovered at Nile Delta archaeology site
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (638+ words) An ancient Greco-Roman cemetery was discovered at the Tel Kom Aziza archaeological site in Beheira Governorate in northern Egypt, the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry announced last week. Excavation of the site revealed multiple different types of burial, from simple…...
Where gods and people mingle
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (964+ words) Sonia Awale'Jun 13, 2026 When does a monument become heritage? Who gets to say how to preserve them: the government, local communities or international partners with experience of landmark restoration elsewhere? Does the textbook definition of heritage preservation even apply in Kathmandu…...
A sanctuary in peril
15+ hour, 39+ min ago (346+ words) Greater Kashmir There are places in Kashmir that speak loudly and places that speak in whispers. Wular Lake has always belonged to the second category. This lake in Bandipora district of J&K is like an old memory'vast, patient, and…...
What Nobody Believes About Pompeii Until They See It For Themselves
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (555+ words) islands. com What Nobody Believes About Pompeii Until They See It For Themselves Before there was Mc Donald's, there was a thermopolium. The term might sound strange and lofty, but it refers to an easy-to-grasp concept: a food counter serving…...
The secrets of Roman and Norman Chichester
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (267+ words) But it's ours, and we like it!" James, archaeology officer with Chichester District Council, will be giving a fascinating insight into just why at this year's Festival of Chichester For several years, James organised digs in Priory Park, unearthing Chichester…...
Chilima mausoleum set for unveiling
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (97+ words) Malawi24 Chilima mausoleum set for unveiling - Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Join the conversation " share your thoughts on this story Cancel reply Khonsolo ya Lilongwe igwiritsa K2. 5 miliyoni kusamutsa pholo la mbendera Man gets 14 years in…...
Scientists Use 3 D Modeling to Understand How Ancient People Traveled
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (448+ words) The research highlights that movement in ancient times was not simply about the distance between locations. Instead, it depended on a combination of factors, including terrain, visibility, physical ability, and the type of animals used for transportation. Hills, slopes, and…...
Roman and Iron Age finds in dig at housing development | Cambridge News - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter. com
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (372+ words) ROMAN pottery and items from the Iron Age have been found by archaeologists at a Cambridgeshire housing development. Excavations at Burghley Green and Chivers Rise, in West Cambourne, have uncovered signs of the area's history. Archaeologists found signs of a…...
Board backs proposal to give temple, mosque highest level of heritage protection
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (198+ words) Hung Shing Temple in Wan Chai and Stanley Mosque should be classified as statutory monuments, Antiquities Advisory Board says Hong Kong's heritage advisers have endorsed designating a nearly 180-year-old temple and the city's only mosque inside a prison as statutory…...