Archaeologists have unearthed a well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the Dakhla Oasis, offering new insights into urban life in Egypt during the fourth and fifth centuries AD.

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced a major archaeological discovery at the ancient city of Marina Alamein on the country's north-western Mediterranean coast, where excavations have uncovered 18 previously unknown tombs, rare funerary artefacts and evidence of the city's rich cultural links between ancient Egypt and the Hellenistic world.

Researchers have identified four more crew members from Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 Arctic expedition using DNA analysis, shedding new light on one of history's greatest exploration mysteries and resolving a debate that has lasted more than 160 years.

Three rare 17th-century lead ingots have been recovered from the wreck of a historic ship discovered during seabed investigations for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, offering a remarkable glimpse into Britain's early modern maritime trade.

A vast ancient water management system has been uncovered near the ancient city of Argishtikhinili in Armenia, shedding new light on the engineering capabilities of the Urartian Kingdom more than 2,700 years ago.

Archaeologists working in Egypt's Minya Governorate have uncovered two ancient tombs and a series of burials at Jabal Al-Tair, a discovery that is providing new insights into the development of funerary architecture and burial practices in ancient Egypt.