Greece will begin renting out some of the country's prized archaeological sites for use by commercial firms and other organisations, the culture ministry announced Tuesday. The Acropolis (pictured) will be the first location to be made available.
Australia’s Northern Territory. A team of researchers and Aborigines discover previously unknown rock paintings. How old are they? What secrets do they hold? We investigate the mystery of the rock paintings.
An ancient tool kit unearthed in the United Arab Emirates may indicate that modern humans were 'uprooted' from the African continent up to 65,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists said Thursday.
Archaeology officials representing 16 countries are meeting in Cairo on Wednesday to map out a strategy for recovering artefacts of national heritage they say have been pillaged from their countries and displayed abroad.
The discovery of tombs holding the remains of the Pyramid builders may indicate that they were built by free workers and not slaves, as widely believed, due to their proximity to the tombs of Egyptian kings.
Having just recovered five ancient frescoed fragments from France’s Louvre museum, Egypt is now after the famous Rosetta Stone, which helped decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics more than two centuries ago and is now in the British Museum. With the debate about rightful ownership of prized works of art in full swing, we speek to French archaeologist Jean-Yves Empereur about his research in Alexandria.
Experts on prehistoric man are rethinking their dates after a find in a southern French valley. The remains found show people where in France 1.57 million years ago, 200,000 years earlier than previously thought.
During Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's visit to Paris, France handed over five ancient Egyptian relics. But for Zahi Hawass, the flamboyant Egyptologist at the heart of the latest antiquities scrap, the mission is not yet over.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy returned fragments of stolen Egyptian murals on display at the Louvre museum to President Hosni Mubarak on Monday. Egypt has stepped up demands for the restitution of many of its ancient artworks.
