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Stories about: digs

Ancient Malaysians More Advanced Than Thought On Friday, authorities in Malaysia announced that excavations conducted in the northern part of the country yielded some interesting finds, in that researchers discovered iron smelt dating back to as far as the third or fourth century AD. This has major implications on the way historians viewed the evolution of civil... 7 March 2009 07:00 GMT Archaeological Evidence of Ancient Chemical Warfare Discovered Archaeologists from the University of Leicester discovered what appears to be the oldest known remnants of chemical warfare, in the Syrian city of Dura-Europos. According to the research, presented at the Archaeological Institute of America meeting by Simon James, more than 20 Roman soldiers met their demise in tunne... 15 January 2009 02:03 GMT Newly-Discovered Pharaonic Tombs Near Cairo Are 4,300 Years Old A new pair of Pharaonic tombs that were recently dug up at the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo prove that the ancient burial grounds are far more widespread than previously thought. The two new tombs actually belonged to high-ranking officials in the old Egyptian dynasties. The nation's top archaeologist says that... 23 December 2008 06:45 GMT