Evidence of encroaching development, looting and a new coal depot near the site poses major threats to its status—and its future

The World Monuments Fund has published its biannual report of world heritage sites facing risk due to climate change, political turmoil and other factors

The frieze, discovered in Oaxaca in 2018, contains glyphs symbolising themes related to superstition and social hierarchies in the Zapotec and Mixtec cultures

The 12 archaeological objects were seized from a passenger arriving in Puerto Rico by ferry in 2013; they had previously sold in an online auction

The “once-in-a-lifetime” discovery took place on a building site across the river from what would have been ancient Londinium

Novel project will replace lost parts of the structure with hedges of boxwood, myrtle and privet

The 5,000-year-old chalk sculpture was discovered on a country estate near the village of Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire

The director of Sydney’s Australian National Maritime Museum announced that he is "convinced" it is the long-lost vessel, while the director of Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project says the findings are not conclusive

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The millennia-old prism and tablet were found to lack proper paperwork—one after its owner’s death, the other following an online auction

The 4,000-year-old petroglyphs are being handed over by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart

The 2,400-year-old remains of tea leaves were discovered in a royal tomb in Shandong province

Legislators in the state are planning legal action in order to allow mining in region that contains 100,000 archaeological sites

Monitoring system that includes drones and sensors will track the impact of extreme weather

Exhibition 'The World of Stonehenge'—opening in February 2022—presents the site in the context of Bronze Age Europe

Discovery announced as part of new excavations that will open up the ancient beachfront to visitors

The path, which was rediscovered in 1949, connects the temples of Luxor and Karnak in the east of the country

The first ever mosaic illustrating scenes from Homer’s Iliad, it would have decorated an imposing dining and entertainment space within a major villa complex

Excavations at monumental site Karahan Tepe, near the Turkish-Syrian border, suggest that society was established before the dawn of agriculture

Less-experienced artists carved body parts, while master sculptors worked on faces among archaeologist's discoveries at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut

Archaeologists and museum professionals "urge" institution to cut ties with British Petroleum company

Agreement covers developing archaeological programmes and paves the way for kingdom's ambitious long-term plans to attract tourists to the region

Previous discoveries made during the excavation of the Civita Giuliana villa include a ceremonial chariot and the bodies of two men

Little has been know about the city of Karakorum where Genghis Khan once established a camp—until now

The tomb from the time of King Ramesses II is the latest big discovery at Saqqara, south of Cairo

Archaeologists find body of young Chinese man stabbed to death and dumped in a robbers' tunnel 1300 years ago

Indigenous groups have protested against the Maya train line long before archeologists identified artefacts in impact report

The Wupatki National Monument contains an ancient Indigenous complex and more than 5,000 adjacent archaeological sites

Before the discovery of the more than 50 painted blocks, “the richness of Mannaean civilisation had not been appreciated”, expert says

Decision is a "canary in the coal mine" for other arts and humanities subjects, warns museums body