One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought.
The Damascus museum theft set off an official investigation in what may be one of Syria’s largest losses of antiquities in recent years.
The museum’s most anticipated exhibit is the full 5,500 items from King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Egyptians say it’s time to experience their most precious antiquities at home.
The museum’s most anticipated exhibit is the full 5,500 items from King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Egyptians say it’s time to experience their most precious antiquities at home.
A bombing delay enabled rescue of some objects, but archaeologists fear the wider loss of antiquities from the many cultures living there over thousands of years.
A bombing delay enabled rescue of some objects, but archaeologists fear the wider loss of antiquities from the many cultures living there over thousands of years.
Remnants of a 2,000-year-old sunken city, Canopus, were lifted from waters off Alexandria, Egypt, revealing the city might have been larger than thought.
A documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist, he was consumed by the desire to find an ancient city in the Arabian desert known as Atlantis of the Sands.
A documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist, he was consumed by the desire to find an ancient city in the Arabian desert known as Atlantis of the Sands.