In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a ...

They soon established that the tomb was indeed an ancient burial chamber. Excitement mounted when they discovered a second tomb a short distance away from the first. THE MANCHENG TOMBS became the ...

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and ...

A stone head that spent decades gathering dust on a wall has proved to be an Egyptian statue from an ancient tomb. The statue fragment was one of hundreds of pieces, from a fossilised shark tooth ...

In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.

When Chinese archaeologists first unearthed a delicate silk textile adorned with swirling "Cheng Yun Xiu" (cloud-riding) embroidery from Mawangdui, an ancient Chinese tomb complex from the Western ...

The head came from the tomb of an important noble buried close to a pyramid A stone head that spent decades gathering dust on a wall has proved to be an Egyptian statue from an ancient tomb.

Whether you’re helping a famed archaeologist to explore the depths of ancient tomb, or sorting through shiny gems and mythological symbols in search of your next jackpot, there’s much fun waiting to ...