Commerce, art, languages and ideas have been evolving in the region, making it an ideal destination for cultural and historical sites. In AlUla, besides the ancient city of Dadan, tourists can visit ...
From easing the passage of the deceased into the afterlife to celebrating the joys of life on Earth, dance was integral to the daily lives of ancient Egyptians. Depictions of dancers on tombs and ...
Above: Clay objects roughly the size of fingers were discovered during a dig at the ancient city of Umm el-Marra. The engraved symbols may be part of the earliest known alphabet (Credit: Glenn ...
The team has been involved in a 16-year archaeological excavation at Tell Umm-el Marra, one of the first medium-sized ancient urban centres known to have popped up in western Syria. At this site, ...
AN awe-inspiring discovery of the oldest known alphabet has been found in a tomb by a group of archaeologists. The ancient writing was found on several clay cylinders, each the length of a finger ...
Overall, Bates says that the discovery of these graves confirms that the treasury was a tomb. This will help reveal more about Petra and the Nabatean Kingdom, which isn’t as well-known as other ...