The year's most exciting discoveries included musket balls fired in the early days of the American Revolution, a lost ...

Egyptian authorities have arrested two men for attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the bottom of the sea, ...

In ancient Egypt, cats were revered as near-royalty, embodying grace, cunning, and pest control. Beyond practical uses, they ...

Indie filmmaker Curtis Ryan Woodside and Egyptologist Dr Zahi Hawass worked together to create an in-depth documentary on the ...

Our staff and contributors look back on the city’s year in art, from blockbusters to under-the-radar art heroes and unsung ...

From the plight of ancient Egyptian scribes to the identities of ancient Maya sacrifices, 2024 brought a rich medley of insights into human history.

At the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple, archaeologists have uncovered a collection of artifacts, which include coins, ...

A joint Egyptian-Spanish archaeological mission has uncovered several Ptolemaic-period (332-30 BC) tombs in Al-Bahnasa ...

Archaeologists uncover richly decorated Ptolemaic tombs, golden-tongued mummies, and rare artifacts in Egypts Al-Bahnasa, ...

And what made them different from the statues of the Greeks? In part, the origin of Etruscan statues can be traced all the way back to ancient Egypt. How so? The answer lies in the strong ties that ...

Head of Amasis II from the Berlin Museum, Germany, the king in whose reign many Egyptians fled to Greek islands. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY 4.0 Evidence indicates that ancient Egyptians migrated ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a "remarkable" collection of artifacts at the ruins of an ancient ... the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced. The finds—which include sculptures ...