They have uncovered what is believed to be the largest stone ‘hand axe’ artifact in the world, dating back over 200,000 years to the Lower-Middle Palaeolithic period
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Palestine site Tel Sultan-Jericho added to UNESCO World Hertiage List
This historic win makes Tel Sultan – Jericho the first Arab site to receive this recognition
Abu Dhabi
Ancient secrets unveiled: Abu Dhabi’s new discoveries of Iron Age, pre-Islamic artifacts
The discoveries cover a time span from approximately 1300 BCE to 600 CE
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Video: Discover the jewels in the crown of the city’s civilisation
When most people think of Dubai they think of today’s modern metropolis. But it’s a city steeped in history that is ready and waiting to be rediscovered by today’s visitors.
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Video: History of UAE’s Shamash temple uncovered by archaeologists and filmmakers
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.
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In pictures: New archaeological discovery in the Egypt
Egypt unveiled a cache of 75 wooden and bronze statues and five lion cub mummies decorated with hieroglyphics at the Saqqara necropolis near the Giza pyramids in Cairo.
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Gallery: Egypt opened two of its oldest pyramids to visitors
Egypt on Saturday opened two ancient pyramids south of the capital Cairo and unveiled a collection of newly found sarcophagi, some containing well-preserved mummies.
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In pictures: Archaeologists in Egypt discovered an ancient mummification workshop in the famed Saqqara necropolis
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities announced on July 14 the excavation of a mummification workshop discovered along with a communal burial place consisting of several burial chambers. The excavation is carried out by a Egyptian-German mission at the Saqqara necropolis complex south of the King Unas Pyramid.
Al Jouf
Rock art and mystery: Ancient camel sculptures in Saudi desert
Around a dozen humped sculpture are possibly around 2,000 years old and were recently in the northern province of Al-Jouf