Because the seal had never been broken, the Etruscan tomb’s grave goods had also gone completely untouched by looters.

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The most thoroughly excavated sites sometimes held secrets that made a dramatic revelation at the right time. The San Giuliano Necropolis in the Marturanum Regional Park near Barbarano Romano, central ...

Hieroglyphics hidden in the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen have strengthened the belief that the tomb could contain a door to the tomb of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, according to a world-renowned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. English archaeologist Howard Carter near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings, Egypt. Photo acquired on ...

Scientists made the startling find in an iconic national park. The tomb was first discovered in May at Dartmoor National Park, according to a statement from the park, and was excavated earlier this ...

After an earthquake and tomb raiders, archaeologists weren’t sure they would find anything untouched at El Castillo de ...

While excavating the tomb of Jifai-Hapi, who governed the Asyut region during Egypt's Middle Kingdom, archaeologists discovered the tomb of the ancient governor's daughter, "Edi." The find was ...

Archaeologists cleaning the ancient tomb of Djefai-Hapi in Asyut found the hidden burial chamber of his daughter, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Cleaning work at a ...

A rare discovery of a fully sealed Etruscan chamber tomb in Italy came with a bonus: more than 100 grave goods from the seventh century B.C. Located at San Giuliano—about 43 miles northwest of Rome in ...