Pelusium, located on the eastern edge of the Nile Delta, was a vital border fortress protecting Egypt from invasions from the sea and Syria [2]. It was famously the site of the Battle of Pelusium in ...

Insights and introductions to the work of history's forensic experts - the archaeologists. The detritus of war can survive for hundreds of years underground, and its discovery can bring about ...

Known as the Plain of Jars, this UNESCO World Heritage site features thousands of massive, tubular-shaped stone vessels scattered across the Xieng Khouang plateau, some standing up to three meters ...

Battlefield sites provide rich seams of frozen history: skeletal remains, weaponry, artefacts and ammunition can bring skirmishes and conflict vividly back to life, and sometimes revise accepted views ...

Three postgraduate research students within the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology have successfully completed their PhDs, despite the unprecedented circumstances of ...

11:45, Wed, Feb 19, 2025 Updated: 12:01, Wed, Feb 19, 2025 The tomb of a missing pharaoh king has been found, in the first discovery of its kind since Tutankhamun more than a century ago. The huge ...

Ammar al-Taee, an Iraqi archaeologist, picks up a clay panel fallen from one of the ancient walls of Babylon. Paw prints of a dog that wandered onto the drying clay more than 2,000 years ago obscure ...

Sumerian Lord Palace of the Kings found in archeological collaboration with British Museum It has been described by the director of the British Museum as “one of the most fascinating sites” he has has ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Learn about Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mediterranean empires, and the Greek and Roman ...

13:06, Tue, Aug 20, 2024 Updated: 13:12, Tue, Aug 20, 2024 The ancient Amphipolis tomb in Eastern Macedonia, Greece, is set to open to the public by 2027. This announcement has been eagerly awaited by ...

Archaeological research in the Middle East is revealing how a long-forgotten ancient civilisation used previously undiscovered linguistics to promote multiculturalism and political stability. The ...

Archaeologists working in the deserts of Oman have uncovered an ancient stone board game in a Bronze Age settlement that was likely played some 4,000 years ago. Completed in December, the digs around ...