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Archaeological expeditions season 2025-2026 begins

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has announced the launch of Archaeological Expeditions Season 2025-2026.The programme forms part of the ministry’s efforts to protect the Omani heritage, document Oman’s...

An Italian mission has embarked on exploring archaeological sites in Nakhal and Wadi Al Maawil.

Stuff of dreams: Amsterdam's 'Art Zoo' mixes art and taxidermy

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Amsterdam honours its own Golden Age sculpture master

This photograph shows a sculpture by 17th century sculptor Artus Quellinus during a press preview of an exhibition displaying over one hundred pieces created by Artus Quellinus, at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam on June 16, 2025. Netherlands OUT

First fossil proof found that long-necked dinosaurs were vegetarians

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Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground

A Styphnolobium japonicum tree, about 1,000 years old, at the LingGuang Temple in Beijing. (Zhiyao Tang via The New York Times)

Ancient Malian city celebrates annual replastering of mosque

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Archaeologists find France’s deepest shipwreck

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Rodin 'copy' sells for $1 million in France

Rodin 'copy' sells for $1 million in France

Saudis use AI, drones and thousands of cameras to keep Haj pilgrims safe

This aerial view shows the Grand Mosque complex and its surroundings in Mecca. — AFP

This Dinosaur Had Feathers and Probably Flew Like a Chicken

A life reconstruction of Archaeopteryx. (Michael Rothman via The New York Times)

The importance of modern photography in uncovering and preserving Al Bazili Castle

The importance of modern photography in uncovering and preserving Al Bazili Castle

Ancient town and its manuscripts face ravages of the Sahara

Ancient town and its manuscripts face ravages of the Sahara

Teeth hurt? It could be because of a 500-million-year-old fish

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Magna Carta 'copy' wrongly catalogued in 1940s found to be original

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Chicago museum's fossil yields insights on famed early bird Archaeopteryx

A life reconstruction of the Jurassic bird Archaeopteryx, which lived about 150 million years ago in what is now Germany, including its tertial feathers that would have helped it fly, is seen in this undated image released by the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Michael Rothman/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Toymakers were around 4,500 years ago: study

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