Kenyans get tree-planting holiday to plant 100 million seedlings
The holiday has been set aside to allow all Kenyans to participate, the environment minister says.
2023-11-13 15:53
Archaeologists reveal face of Peru's 'Ice Maiden' mummy
Experts have reconstructed the face of the 'Ice Maiden', an Inca girl sacrificed in the Andes
2023-10-25 19:48
Egypt's early presidential election campaign off to eventful start
President Sisi is facing a challenge from an outspoken critic of a kind Egypt has not seen in years.
2023-10-05 20:19
Ancient humans dug up remains of ancestors to use as tools, study suggests
Researchers working at a cave in southern Spain have found evidence that the skeletal remains of ancient humans buried there were dug up, modified and even used as tools by subsequent generations.
2023-09-22 00:20
Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed
Ancient timber preserved in a riverbed suggests humans were building wooden structures 500,000 years ago.
2023-09-20 23:28
V&A cares for looted Yemeni funeral stones
The stones were reported by an archaeology enthusiast in an interior design shop.
2023-09-13 17:55
Peru: Priest of Pacopampa exhumed after 3,000 years
The tomb in northern Peru contained the remains of a man dubbed the Priest of Pacopampa, officials say.
2023-08-29 17:58
Rome authorities tackle Colosseum rat infestation
Tourists post videos of rodents roaming near the ancient amphitheatre, attracted by piles of litter.
2023-08-27 15:17
Archeologists uncover new insight into the lives of slaves in Ancient Pompeii
Archaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the ancient world, the culture ministry said Sunday.
2023-08-21 00:47
Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution
It comes months after young British men were urged not to hold bachelor parties in the Dutch capital.
2023-07-21 07:29
Kitchen shrine serpents and other fascinating new Pompeii discoveries
New discoveries in the buried ancient city shed fresh light on Roman life before Vesuvius erupted.
2023-07-19 07:54
Maya civilisation: Archaeologists find ancient city in jungle
The remains of the city were found in an ecological reserve in a mostly unexplored area of jungle.
2023-06-21 20:48