The rare gold bead was found by a nine-year-old boy in Israel. The 3,000-year-old jewel is made of tiny beads. It's a typical method of the so-called First Temple period.
Archaeologists rejoiced at the excellent discovery at the end of December 2012. In Iraq's Wasit province, they unearthed 66 gold coins that are at least 1,400 years old.
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old seal in Jerusalem bearing the image of the god Apollo. But the owner was probably neither Greek nor Roman, experts say. The seal is made of brown jasper.
The small vessel was discovered during an archaeological survey prior to the construction of a new elevator shaft in the Jewish Quarter of the Israeli capital.
Wooden sarcophagi with mummies up to 2,500 years old have been discovered at Saqqara near Cairo. They lay in three burial pits 12 metres deep. Dozens of statues of deities and humans, as well as death masks and other objects, were found with them. According to experts, this is the biggest Egyptian "treasure" of the year...
In November 1922, British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb and peered into it for the first time. Inside were three thousand-year-old intact treasures of incalculable value.
A group of scientists at Kazakhstan's Al Farabi National University, led by archaeologist and professor Abdesh Tileubaev, has discovered a unique harness fitting made of almost perfectly pure gold with elements never seen before. It belongs to the mound of a Scythian ruler, located at the Eleke Sazy burial site in eastern Kazakhstan.
The discovery of more than four hundred ninth-century gold coins could help archaeologists better understand the region's history. The treasure was discovered by two young temporary workers during archaeological work on a hillside in Yavne, Israel. At the time of their discovery, the coins were worth the value of a luxury villa in a prestigious area of the capital.
The treasure was found by workers clearing land near the Akilandeswari shrine belonging to the Jambukeswarar temple complex in southeast India. According to a local numismatist, the treasures date back to the 17th century and are worth over ₹2.3 million...
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities last Thursday announced what is reportedly one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of recent years: The tombs of the high priests - worshippers of the god Thoth, their families and top officials from three dynasties.