Egyptian archaeologists have discovered four Greek and Byzantine-era rock tombs in a section of old Alexandria's eastern necropolis in an area neighbouring Al-Ibrahimeya tunnel.
Human remains may be embedded in the mud of the North Atlantic where the New York-bound Titanic came to rest when it sank 100 years ago, a federal official said Saturday.
Federal agents have threatened to seize from Sotheby's a 10th-century Cambodian sandstone statue, alleging the auction house planned to sell it despite warnings that looters had stolen the piece from its rightful place, adorning an ancient temple in the former Khmer kingdom.
Together with British, Egyptian and French colleagues, Graham is looking for ancient water channels in Luxor as texts and pictures from nearby temples and tombs suggest that sites on both sides of the Nile were connected by canals and navigable by boat.
A Roman sarcophagus, believed to have been excavated illegally from an archaeological site close to Antalya, has been seized at Geneva Free Ports by Swiss authorities.
Although previous studies had found that Venice has stabilized, new measurements indicate that the historic city continues to slowly sink, and even to tilt slightly to the east.
Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay attended a symposium last week titled “The Italian Contribution to Turkey’s Archaeological Work in Education, Research and Excavation,” and said that the Turkish government attaches great importance to collaboration with Italy in the field of culture and archaeology.
As Interpol searches for the collection on the illegal antiquities markets, questions are still being raised about the nature of the theft. One thing most seem to agree on: The heist was an inside job.
One the largest and best preserved ancient Greek theatres, able to accommodate about 18,000 spectators, the Theatre of Dodoni has been on the top of the reconstruction list of the Greek Ministry of Culture for years.
The court, in finding Oded Golan not guilty, noted that expert witnesses could not agree on whether an inscription on the 2,000-year-old limestone box which reads: "James son of Joseph, brother of Jesus", was genuine or had been forged
Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry has filed a complaint against the producers of the hit TV show “Muhteşem Yüzyıl” (The Magnificent Century) for damaging ancient site during filming.