An excavation spanning over 11 years is turning up valuable information about everyday life in old Egypt.
The ancient scribbles, written in Tamil, read, “Cikai Korran came here and saw.”
This is probably not how the ancient Egyptian priests thought their afterlife would go.
The Ushbati figurines were meant to work for the dead.
Researchers analyzed brown residue in an incredibly rare alabaster vase.
A strangely smooth expanse of granite on the Menkaure Pyramid might be a second entrance.
Rock art may have been a way for elite individuals to show off their power.
The 3,300-year-old monument has sat in the French capital's center for almost 200 years, but no one else noticed these strange encryptions.
The artifacts reveal the harsh working conditions in ancient Egyptian gold mines under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
After finding the first royal Egyptian tomb in over a century, archaeologist Pier Litherland now believes he knows the location of the missing Thutmose II mummy.
The first royal tomb discovered in over a century is shedding new light on the pharaoh who ruled before Hatshepsut.
A recent study highlights the significance of olfactory heritage in understanding ancient cultures.
Her mother thought it was just a stone, but Dafna Filshteiner insisted there was something special about it.
The ingredient list featured items ranging from human breast milk to sesame seeds and grapes.
The 3,900-year-old tomb of priestess Idy is revealing new insights into women’s roles in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.
A joint archeological mission revealed the original colors of the Edfu Temple, as well as never-before-seen hieroglyphic inscriptions.
It's unclear if residents living in the shadows of the Giza pyramids suffered health effects, but the finding offers a glimpse into how they lived.
69 male skeletons from an Egyptian necropolis reveal that hunching over to write caused just as much pain in ancient times.
Dozens of Egypt's most famous pyramids may have been built thanks to this long-lost transit corridor.
Chemical imaging of 3,100-year-old artwork is showing how ancient artists revised their work.
