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Nearly seven dozen albarradas, or limestone walls, were discovered in Quintana Roo, officials said.

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Scientists find a colossal rampart surrounding Khaybar Oasis, offering insights into ancient societies during the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE.

It's unclear who built this structure, and why exactly it was so big.

<p>The North Arabian Desert oases were inhabited by sedentary populations in the 4<sup>th</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> millennia BCE. A fortification enclosing the Khaybar Oasis—one of the longest known going back to this period—was just revealed by a team of scientists from the CNRS and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU). This new walled oasis is, along with that of Tayma, one of the two largest in Saudi Arabia. While a number of walled o...

The British High Commission in Belize has announced that archeologist, Josue Ramos has been awarded a Chevening scholarship.

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Seventeen cultural sector organisations have been successful in the final round of the $28 million Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund. In the fourth and final round of funding decisions, 17 proposals were approved for up to $5.9 million of funding. ...

The research found flood sediments only on the eastern side of a desert wall built almost 1,000 years ago.

More than 2000 years ago, Mada’in Saleh in Saudi Arabia was the Nabateans’ second largest city after Petra, and today is far better preserved.