Archaeologists discovered ancient docks and artifacts from a submerged 2,000-year-old city believed to be an extension of ...

A provocative new analysis argues that ancient builders may have used a hydraulic lift inside Djoser’s Step Pyramid—long ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 2,270-year-old gold coin with Queen Berenice II of Egypt and the inscription ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

A man who attempted to smuggle hundreds of ancient Egyptian artifacts into the United States has been sentenced to six months ...

The lives and craft of ancient Egyptian artisans are the subject of a new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Are hieroglyphs really as indecipherable as they look? Here is a primer on how to start interpreting these ancient motifs.

Several large sculptures were among the trove of artifacts that divers recovered from the waters near Alexandria, Egypt.

Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn’t a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...

REMNANTS of a 2,000-year-old city submerged under the sea have been discovered. The recent discoveries, made off the coast of ...

The Bolton Museum recently unveiled what experts call the world's best-preserved ancient Egyptian sun hat. It's believed to ...

Scientists have recreated Cleopatra's favorite perfume from a recipe written in Ancient Greek nearly 2,000 years ago.