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Archaeology
Read more about research, excavation and preservation of archaeological sites and cultural heritage.
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Reports & Analysis
Italy: Underground Rome
Italy: Underground Rome
Rome has a parallel underground world where Jewish catacombs were recently found by chance.
Pompeii excavations reveal Trojan War frescoes
Pompeii excavations reveal Trojan War frescoes
Recent archaeological excavations in Pompeii have revealed a banquet hall with fantastic frescoes.
Cologne Cathedral hides a trove of surprising finds
Cologne Cathedral hides a trove of surprising finds
An excavation under the world-famous Cologne Cathedral is bringing the city's 2,000-year history alive.
Disputed Crimea gold treasures returned to Ukraine
Disputed Crimea gold treasures returned to Ukraine
After years of dispute with Russia, the ancient gold objects have now been returned from the Netherlands to Ukraine.
Black women most likely victims of London's Black Death
Black women most likely victims of London's Black Death
The fact that Black women died at higher rates than other people in the plague indicates "premodern racism" — new study.
Tutankhamun invites you to ancient Egypt
Tutankhamun invites you to ancient Egypt
The pharaoh may have died more than 3,000 years ago, but now Tutankhamun takes museum visitors back to ancient Egypt.
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In the spotlight
How climate change helps and hinders archaeology
Sensational archaeological finds can be put down to climate change, but other treasures risk being lost forever.
How ancient Rome's concrete recipe can help lower emissions
Self-healing concrete was ancient Rome's wonder material. Can we use it to create more sustainable concrete today?
'Ancient Apocalypse' Netflix series unfounded, experts say
Experts are dismayed by a Netflix series claiming that survivors of an ancient civilization taught hunter-gatherers.
Evidence of cooking 780,000 years ago rewrites human history
Homo erectus was cooking fish 780,000 years ago, boosting brain growth of early humans.
The archaeologist who discovered Troy
Born 200 years ago in Germany, the adventurer-archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann vowed to find Homer's Troy.
Ötzi the iceman: still fascinating 30 years on
World famous glacier mummy Ötzi was discovered by a couple 30 years ago.