Now, French archaeologist François Desset and his colleagues say they have cracked much of it. If confirmed, their work would ...

Burda added that visitors to the site will be able to learn about the bath’s significance, its place within daily life, and ...

Decoded cuneiform tablets reveal early societies’ magic, politics, and bureaucracy, including rare rituals, king lists, and ...

Christine Xuan Müller Stabsstelle Kommunikation und Marketing Freie Universität Berlin. Researchers from Berlin and Jerusal ...

For over 100 years, the National Museum has housed a large collection of inscribed tablets from the earliest civilizations of the Middle East—many over 4,000 years old and written in languages that ...

The 4,000-year-old Linear Elamite script from what is now Iran has long eluded archaeologists hoping to unlock the secrets of ...

A new exhibition at the National Museum in Damascus traces the evolution of writing in Syria, from prehistoric symbols carved ...

Iraq's archaeological treasures dating back 4,000 years were plundered during decades of war and insurgency, with US saying ...

Archaeology Days invites us to a weekend gathering from June 12 to 14, 2026, and on Place de la Bastille a village dedicated to this fascinating discipline awaits us for the occasion. Here’s what’s in ...

Papyrus scrolls that were sealed inside volcanic rock for almost two millennia can be found somewhere in a basement archive ...