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Peruvian Team Uncovers Intact 600-Year-Old Funerary Platform at Chan Chan

This rare intact burial gives a controlled record of Chimú elite ritual with conservation and analysis scheduled before seasonal rains.

Egyptians Say New Inscriptions and Temple Remains Bolster Case for Lost City of Mesen

Bronze Age Oasis in Arabia Produced a Recognizable Pottery 'Brand', Study Finds

Roman Shipwreck Laden With Hundreds of Amphorae Found Off Sicily

Massebah Found in Tel 'Eton Residence Suggests Hezekiah‑Era Religious Change

Excavation Beneath Notre Dame Reveals 2,000 Years of Paris History

Late Bronze Age Ring Hoard Found Near Dresden

Papyrus of Homer's Iliad Found Inside Mummy in Roman-Era Tomb at Oxyrhynchus

Berlin Displays First Greek Antiquity Found in City With Hellenistic Coin From Ancient Troy

1,300-Year-Old Marble Find at Hippos May Recast Early Baptism Rites

Ancient Sling Bullet Near Hippos Bears Greek Taunt “Learn Your Lesson”

225 In-Place Statuettes at Tanis Identify Pharaoh Sheshonq III

Silla-Era Commander’s Tomb With Rare Human and Horse Armor Unveiled in Gyeongju

Mapped Submerged Port Near Taposiris Magna Advances Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb

Archaeologists Examine 1,000-Year-Old Chancay Burial Found Under Lima Street

First Harappan Desert Site in Rajasthan Validated and Under Peer Review

4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Funerary Model Reveals First Known Complete Palm Impression

Complete 4,000-Year-Old Handprint Found on Egyptian 'Soul House' at Fitzwilliam Museum

Researchers Complete Excavation of Caracol Founder’s Tomb as Scientific Analyses Begin

Tower of London Dig Moves to Lab Analysis After Uncovering Medieval Burials