On a windswept ridge overlooking the plains of northern Oman, a pair of ancient cymbals lay buried beneath layers of plaster ...

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Most of us have skeletons in our closets, but they can also lurk in much less familiar places. Literally.

The remains of a 17th Century sea wall uncovered a during coastal defence scheme has been clad in steel to protect it. The ...

A 7,500-year-old antler unearthed in Sweden had characteristic breakage patterns that suggest it was the handle for a battle ...

Archaeologists in Dahwa, Oman, found two strange discs that turned out to be a rare 4,000-year-old musical instrument, according to a recently published study.

Only one of the pyramids at the site was damaged, but personnel from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History ...

During an excavation at a site believed to date back to the Greek-era near Alexandria, archaeologists uncovered a stunning ...