Inspire Middle East Might Al Harrah desert drawings reveal the Middle East’s forgotten past? In this vast plain of the Al Harrah desert, stretching from Syria across north-eastern Jordan and into Saudi Arabia, ancient drawings are carved into volcanic basalt rock. 23/10/2020
Peru Giant cat drawing discovered on a hillside in Peru Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a giant drawing of what appears to be a cat on a hillside in Nazca. 17/10/2020
Israel Large trove of early Islamic gold coins discovered in Israel The collection of 425 whole gold coins, most dating to the Abbasid period around 1,100 years ago, was was a “extremely rare” find, said Israel Antiquities Authorities archaeologists. 24/08/2020
Norway Work begins to unearth Norway's first Viking ship in a century Archaeologists believe the war ship had up to 35 rowers and could have carried up to 100 men on board 01/07/2020
Italy Archaeological World Heritage site in Italy welcomes back visitors Paestum becomes the first of Italy’s famous archaeological sites to reopen following the pandemic lockdown 23/05/2020
Inspire Middle East Archaeologists & filmmakers dig up the past of UAE’s Shamash temple The lost port city of Ed Dur, once buried in sand, was discovered in the 1970s in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates. 10/01/2020
Inspire Middle East ‘Artefact detectives’ in Iraq aim to end the theft of their history A group of amateur ‘artefact detectives’ in Iraq are on a mission to return countless historical items taken from their country over the years. 10/01/2020
no comment Egypt unveils biggest ancient coffin find in over a century The wooden coffins with mummies inside were discovered in two layers, and were all exceptionally painted and preserved. The coffins will undergo restoration before being moved to a showroom at the Grand Egyptian Museum. 19/10/2019
Ethiopia Fossil discovery reveals face of oldest early human ancestor The ancestor's face has been reconstructed from a skull found in Ethiopia and is the direct ancestor of the skeleton, Lucy, found in 1974. 29/08/2019
Russia Remains thought to be Napoleon's general found in Russia General Charles-Etienne Gudin was killed on the battlefield in 1812 during the French Emperor's doomed invasion of Russia. 10/07/2019
United Kingdom Evidence of prehistoric settlement discovered in North Sea Archaeologists from Bradford University in the U.K. discovered traces of a lost settlement in the North Sea. 30/05/2019
