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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

World News

This is a European Hunter-gatherer before 7.000 years

27/01/2014

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A new 'skin' for old stones

09/09/2013

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Archaeologists find a 14th-century poison ring

20/08/2013

Israel

Oldest grave decorated with flowers found in Israel

02/07/2013