UNESCO lists Iraq’s Babylon as World Heritage Site
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- UNESCO's World Heritage Committee voted on Friday to list the sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon…
7 years ago
archaeology
Alaska’s thaw threatens prehistoric sites once frozen in time
by Jocelyne Zablit Agence France Presse QUINHAGAK, United States (AFP) -- The first artifact -- a wooden mask --…
7 years ago
Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularize the…
7 years ago
How engineers are straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
by Sonia LOGRE and Charles ONIANS Agence France Presse PISA, Italy (AFP) -- "It's still straightening," said engineer Roberto…
8 years ago
Climate change sinking Arctic archeological treasures
by Michel Comte Agence France Presse A mad rush is needed to preserve or catalogue thousands of Arctic archeological sites…
8 years ago
Thessaloniki subway dig unearths secrets of ‘city under the city’
by John Hadoulis / Vassilis Kyriakoulis © Agence France-Presse THESSALONIKI, Greece (AFP) -- Shovels and brooms in hand, some two…
8 years ago
One small doorstep for man: Cosmic mat welcomes aliens
by Glenda Kwek Agence France-Presse ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) -- It may look like an ordinary door mat, but its creators…
9 years ago
Mystery ancient stone structures found in Saudi desert
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Nearly 400 mysterious ancient stone structures have been identified in the Saudi Arabian desert by…
9 years ago
Watch: Parts of buried huge Ramses II statue discovered near Cairo
https://youtu.be/gLesZyvnKe4 An Egyptian-German team of archaeologists find an eight-meter statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo suburb that…
9 years ago
Archaeologists find oldest known Jerusalem settlement
(AFP) -- Israeli authorities announced Wednesday they had uncovered findings proving for the first time the existence of an established…
10 years ago
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