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Professor Litherland, an explorer of Valley of the Kings for more than a decade, had happened upon a rocky staircase at the bottom of a dramatic rock face. Pictured, the entrance to the tomb of King Thutmose II in Luxor in Egypt

Story behind the greatest Ancient Egyptian discovery in recent history: The clues that led archaeologists to the tomb of King Thutmose II… the first of its kind since Tutankhamun’s was uncovered over 100 years ago

More than 100 years after Tutankhamun’s tomb was dramatically uncovered, British Egyptologists have…
The careful arrangement of bones could have been done in absence of the requisite number of tiles or to fill a hole created by damage

Archaeologists discover a mysterious floor made of BONES in the red light district of a Dutch city

When excavating the floor of a building, archeologists may typically uncover ancient…
The remains of a 'child vampire' with its head separated from its body

Decapitated ‘vampire child’ buried with its separated head placed face-down to ‘prevent a demon exiting the grave’ is discovered by archaeologists

The remains of a ‘child vampire’ with its head separated from its…
Thousands of Christians visit the Upper Room in the Cenacle building each year that is believed to be the site where Jesus held the Last Supper. Pictured: The Last Supper painting by Leonardo da Vinci

Archaeologists move closer to unveiling exact room where Jesus ate Last Supper as search zeroes in

The Last Supper – Jesus’ final meal with his apostles before being…
Archaeologists have discovered ancient artifacts that may coincide with Moses leading the Israelites from Egypt to the Promise Land. Researchers found retaining walls for farming terraces that are used to create level areas for planting and to protect steeper soil from erosion

Archaeologists find more evidence of Bible story about Moses leading his people to the Promised Land 3,200 years ago

Archaeologists have uncovered secrets of a Biblical city that sat within the…
Statue of Greek god uncovered by archaeologists during excavation of ancient Roman sewer in Bulgaria

Statue of Greek god uncovered by archaeologists during excavation of ancient Roman sewer in Bulgaria

Archaeologists near Bulgaria’s southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of…
Archaeologists have discovered a 'significant' religious relic decorated with Christian motifs hiding inside a marble shrine of an early church excavated in Austria

Archaeologists unearth ‘significant’ religious relic that depicts Moses receiving the 10 Commandments

Archaeologists have discovered a ‘significant’ religious relic decorated with Christian motifs hiding…

4000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists

A big, round, 4000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is…
US military hospital, dating back to World War I, uncovered by archaeologists in France

US military hospital, dating back to World War I, uncovered by archaeologists in France

French archaeologists recently discovered the remains of an American hospital dating to World…
Archaeologists have discovered mysterious structures hidden below the surface near Egypt¿s Great Pyramid that could be an unknown tomb built 4,500 years ago

Mysterious underground ‘entrance’ near Egypt’s Great Pyramid baffles archaeologists

Archaeologists have discovered mysterious structures hidden below the surface near Egypt’s Great…