Italian archaeologists recently uncovered a "monumental necropolis" that appeared to honor an elite class of people thousands of years ago, provincial officials announced this month. The ancient ...

Cairo — Egyptian archaeologists have revealed another massive haul of priceless artifacts from the Saqqara Necropolis, a bountiful site near Cairo that likely still holds untold secrets. On display ...

At the ancient necropolis of Anubis Mountain, the massive 3,600-year-old tomb of a pharaoh was found. The discovery will hopefully shed some light on the little-known Abydos Dynasty. The Abydos ...

CAIRO — Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south ...

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Researchers found grave goods while excavating the Liternum necropolis. Naples Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape Over 2,200 years ago, the Republic of Rome founded a colony ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a huge Roman cemetery containing more than 250 burials of infants and stillborn babies. The ancient necropolis was uncovered in Place du Maréchal Leclerc—a square in the ...

The Vatican is now making it easier for members of the general public to visit the Vatican Necropolis, a Roman burial ground located a few feet beneath St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The more than ...

A large necropolis discovered in an ancient oasis provides a missing piece to the archaeological puzzle of the Iron Age, officials said. Screengrab from the United Arab Emirates' Department of Culture ...