Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - Four Roman tombs dating back 2,000 years have been discovered in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian archaeologist said on Saturday, bemoaning a lack of resources that has delayed excavations in the besieged territory. "With the discovery of these four tombs, the total number of tombs in this...

Four Roman-era swords and a javelin were discovered inside a cave in the Judean desert, where they had been preserved for nearly 1,900 years.

Cairo, Egypt---Egyptian archaeologists said Tuesday they had discovered an 1,800-year-old "complete residential city from the Roman-era" in the heart of the southern city of Luxor. The city, dating to the second and third centuries, is the "oldest and most important city found on the eastern bank of Luxor," according to...

The vessels, from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods, were reconstructed at the world-famous museum's conservation laboratories, and will be shown as part of its "Shattered Glass of Beirut" showcase, before returning to Lebanon later this year.

In January, workers at a construction site stumbled upon a Roman necropolis dating from about 2,000 years ago.

Three monumental sculptures in the ancient city of Hatra were restored after being vandalized by the Islamic State group during their brief rule.

Copper coins from Greek and Roman periods among artifacts recovered The accused was a member of Hosni Mubarak's now-dissolved party Egyptian police arrested Thursday a former lawmaker and others on charges of illegal excavation and smuggling of 201 Pharaonic, Greek and Roman artifacts, an interior ministry statement said. Security agencies...