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France

France's Chauvet Cave replica to display 36,000 year old art

The Chauvet Cave in southern France is one of the most famous prehistoric rock art sites in the world. It was discovered in 1994, but most of the

10/04/2015

Culture news

Ancient Greek statues still excite in new British Museum show

The British Museum in London has a new exhibition examining Ancient Greece’s preoccupation with the body beautiful, and the influence sculptures have

01/04/2015

Egypt

Israeli archaeologists discover Egyptian beer vessels in Tel Aviv.

Israeli archaeologists have unearthed ancient Egyptian beer vessels in Tel Aviv. The fragments of brewing basins indicate that Egyptians more than

30/03/2015

Spain

Remains of 'Don Quixote' author Cervantes 'identified' in Madrid

It is set to become a shrine for literary pilgrims worldwide. For underneath a 17th century convent in Madrid, investigators believe they have found

17/03/2015

France

France: Experts reveal discovery of Celtic prince tomb

What is believed to be the tomb of a Celtic prince from the 5th century has been discovered in the Aube region of eastern France. It was uncovered

06/03/2015

Honduras

"Monkey God" city find could reveal new central American civilisation

Central America’s largest wilderness area may be about to give up some of the secrets of a rumoured giant monkey god, and one of the world’s most

05/03/2015

Italy

Scandal in Pompeii: Former site commissioner has assets seized

Financial police seize nearly 6 million euros in assets from Marcello Fiori. The former commissioner of the Pompeii archaeological site is implicated in a tendering scandal.

04/03/2015

Iraq

ISIL destruction of Iraqi antiquities a 'major security issue,' says UNESCO

UNESCO condemns ISIL's destruction of priceless artefacts in Iraq and calls an emergency meeting of the Security Council.

27/02/2015

Syria

Suleyman Shah: Syria reacts to Turkish 'agression'

The Syrian government has denounced Turkey’s operation to remove the remains of Suleyman Shah – the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire

23/02/2015

Greece

The eternal embrace: 6,000-year-old couple unearthed in Greece

13/02/2015

Spain

Spain's hunt for Miguel de Cervantes's remains uncovers clues

Excavations in the crypt of a Madrid church to recover the remains of celebrated author Miguel de Cervantes have uncovered bone fragments and coffin

26/01/2015

Italy

Police in Italy reveal recovered antiquities worth a record 50 million euros

A record haul of stolen archaeological treasures worth up to 50 million euros has been put on display by police in Rome. The 5,361 vases, bronze

21/01/2015

Spain

Digging for Spanish poet Lorca

19/11/2014

Greece

Greece: Tomb and skeleton discovered at ancient Amphipolis - Pictures

12/11/2014

Greece

Greek archaeologists unearth head of sphinx in Macedonian tomb

22/10/2014

Greece

Amal Clooney weighs in on Greek battle for Parthenon Marbles

15/10/2014

Greece

Αmal Alamuddin Clooney gets back to work in Greece

13/10/2014

Greece

Two caryatids unearthed by archaeologists in Ancient Amphipolis

08/09/2014

USA

Ancient coins returned to Greece as part of New York plea deal

05/08/2014

World News

Prone to illness? Blame the Neanderthals

30/01/2014