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Tomb raiders: Italy busts massive archaeological looting ring, recovers 10,000 artifacts

Officers seized around 10,000 archaeological artifacts, including 7,000 coins issued by various Greek city-states that existed on Sicily in ancient times.

Roman Empire ruins, Rome, Italy.
A Limestone Relief. Illustration.

Ancient 4,000-year-old limestone mural vanishes from 'cursed' Khentika tomb in Egyptian necropolis

Ancient sculpture of the Sphinx at the Cairo Museum.

Son of Egyptian worker claims his father, not Carter, found Tutankhamun’s tomb

Mummy of pharaoh Tutankhamun in his tomb.

Tutankhamun's tomb on brink of collapse amid widening cracks and soaring humidity


From desert patrol to tomb guard: Ancient Egyptian police used bone whistles in Akhenaten’s capital

The discovery is the first known bone whistle from ancient Egypt and may have been used by Medjay police to supervise tomb workers, says a study in the international journal of osteoarcheology.

From desert patrol to tomb guard: How ancient Egyptian police used a bone whistle in Pharaoh Akhenaten’s capital.

Sunken Ptolemaic harbor near Alexandria revives hunt for Cleopatra's lost tomb

“After 2,000 years, no one has ever been there. We are the first,” said archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, citing the harbor’s link to Taposiris Magna as a decisive clue.

Near Alexandria, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a sunken harbor.

Albania's first find of this type reveals a Roman tomb thieves couldn't fully destroy

Nine-meter burial chamber from 3rd-4th century CE contains gold-embroidered fabric and Greek inscriptions dedicated to Jupiter.

The bilingual writing found in Albania.

US antisemitism envoy-designate inaugurates a Kohen bridge to the Alter Rebbe's tomb in Ukraine

After decades of waiting, Kohanim can now make a pilgrimage to the Alter Rebbe’s tomb, thanks to a new bridge dedicated by Yehuda Kaplun and the FJCU.

Chabad Rabbi Yehuda Kaplun, on August 22 inaugurated a special bridge for Kohanim to visit the Ukrainian tomb of Chabad founder Rabbi Shneur Zalman.

Gold rush in Korea’s graves: Eunsun-ri & Dogye-ri tombs yield ornaments and pottery

The tomb groups span about 2 square kilometers in Yeongwon-myeon and include more than 270 tombs.

Gold jewelry excavated from the ancient tombs of Eunseon-ri and Dogye-ri.

Elite roman tomb found after 2,000 years - could it reveal the identity of a forgotten power player

The grave may belong to someone close to Emperor Augustus, and it still holds its secrets.

Ruins of ancient Roman buildings and houses in the archeological Gallo-Roman site of Saint Romain en Gal.

2,200-Year-Old Warrior King and Horse Unearthed in Bulgaria

Archaeologists say the untouched burial connects to a neighboring tomb found last year, indicating a late Hellenistic cemetery for Thracian elites.

Finding from the grave.

Gold, Lapis & a Hand-Shaped Pin: Bronze Age ‘Princess’ Tomb Packed with Treasures

A seal beside the buried young woman points to trade routes spanning from Mesopotamia to the Indus valley.

Illustration: Bronze Age bracelets.

Oxford team finally opens Paestum tomb jars, confirming 2,500-year-old sacred honey inside

Reanalysis led by da Costa Carvalho used gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to detect royal jelly proteins and intact hexose sugars, settling a decades-old debate.

Oxford team finally opens Paestum tomb jars, confirming 2,500-year-old sacred honey inside.

Untouched for Millennia: Researchers discover intact Etruscan tomb in Italy

Dr. Barbaro affirmed, "Finding an intact tomb is incredibly rare. That's what makes this discovery so exceptional."

Untouched for Millennia: Researchers discover intact Etruscan tomb in Italy.

‘Tombs of the giants’: 5,500-year-old 'pyramids of Poland' predate Egyptian pyramids

The structures were communal tombs built by the Funnelbeaker culture, offering new understanding of Neolithic Europe.

Archaeologists discover 5,500-year-old 'pyramids of Poland' older than Egyptian pyramids.