Vietnamese police have detained a man who broke into a history exhibit and damaged an antique throne considered to be one of ...

It depicts scenes of peace on one side (above) and war on the other. It was found in a royal tomb near the body of a sacrificed man. Photograph by BRITISH MUSEUM/SCALA, FLORENCE Ur had already ...

A man was taken into police custody on Saturday after he broke the armrest off an ancient Vietnamese throne recognized as a ...

Police have detained a man who broke into a history exhibit and damaged an antique throne considered to be one of the nation's most precious artefacts, conservation officials said.

Archaeologists also found the remnants of hieroglyphic markings in the tomb's entrance identifying the royal ruler - but these were undecipherable. Like many other tombs, this one has sadly been ...

The royal tomb, located at the sacred Mountain of Anubis near Abydos, carries inscriptions worthy of a pharaoh – but no mummified body. It comes over a decade after experts found the resting ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of a yet unknown Egyptian pharaoh who ruled 3,600 years ago during a time of political instability in the region. The royal tomb was found at a depth of ...

Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania were investigating Abydos, one of Egypt's most ancient cities, when they found a 3,600-year-old royal tomb. From its location near the Mount ...

The city’s monuments, which include several royal palaces, ritual sites and tombs, have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The throne that was broken on Saturday was located inside Hue ...