A newly uncovered 2,000-year-old Greek temple, crammed with gold, jewels and finely worked offerings, is forcing archaeologists to rethink how wealth and worship intertwined in the ancient Aegean. The ...

The archaeological finds kept coming for a team of 50 researchers on the Greek island of Evia. But the kicker may have been locating 2,700-year-old altars full of precious jewels and historical ...

Archaeologists in Romania have unearthed an elite Roman family’s ancient treasure, buried for centuries beneath the remains of a millennia-old city. The discovery, announced by the National History ...

An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed a staggering 13,000 inscribed pottery fragments, known as ostraca, at the ancient site of Athribis in Sohag, Upper Egypt, including over 130 ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old temple in Denmark at Hedegård, revealing insights into a mysterious Iron Age power ...

Archaeologists excavating the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, were in for a dazzling surprise when they turned up a clutch of gold jewelry and ornaments. The mission was undertaken by the ...

Restoration work at a magnificent ancient Egyptian temple has revealed tantalizing insights into its original appearance and coloration. Alongside ongoing restoration efforts at the Temple of Edfu, a ...

Temples have always been an integral part of India's cultural identity, and the country's spiritual tradition dates back ...

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Ancient invaders tore through a massive temple complex in modern-day Iraq, taking what they liked and destroying what they didn’t. The looting ended in a blaze as the once-wealthy temple burned. But ...

Archaeologists say they have discovered the ruins of what they believe are the boundaries of an ancient temple belonging to the mysterious Andean society of Tiwanaku that disappeared around AD 1000.