Ancient Egypt

This tea has found its way into Spanish sherry, Roman rituals and the teacups of Peter Rabbit and Tinkerbell.

This is a chance to witness a piece of ancient purr-fection.

Disclaimer: This article was published in 2023. Some information may no longer be current. The scientists observed the ...

The following is a commentary by Michael Bonner on his new book, "In Defense of Civilization: How Our ...

By Marla Jo Fisher From The Orange County Register Giza—Yes, it’s true. You can finally get into the ...

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities has uncovered three Ptolemaic tombs from the era just after the death of Alexander ...

Scientists have long speculated that the ancient Egyptians used metal from meteorites to make iron objects. Now an ...

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New evidence supports controversial claims made by Egypt's tourism minister.

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The ancient Babylonians were the first to use sophisticated geometry – a staggering 1,400 years before it was ...

Will science follow where intuition leads?

The entire landscape of the Giza Necropolis, including the pyramids and the Sphinx, shows erosion that some say ...

An archaeologist working with a brewery is recreating ancient beers from around the world, from places such as ...

Archaeologists in Cyprus have unearthed a 1,500-year-old amulet in the ancient city of Nea Paphos in Cyprus, which ...

It was not too long ago that mummies were used in unconventional ways—as drugs, as entertainment, and perhaps ...

A tomb dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god of death, Osiris, has been found in the Valley of ...

The pyramids and other advanced artifacts from ancient Egypt continue to awe archaeologists and archaeology enthusiasts, but is ...

The boy king, researchers claimed, died after being struck by a speeding chariot. However, a new ‘virtual autopsy’ ...

Scientists have put three unusually motionless patients through the CT scanner: Egyptian mummies.

Archaeologists are trying to unravel a mystery surrounding the discovery of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy whose skull contains ...

Did the Ancient Egyptians have knowledge of electricity? This mystery fascinates modern researchers, who are puzzled by a series ...

Different ancient cultures apparently developed alchemy in similar ways, but each seemed to come up with it on ...

Some say the Great Sphinx of Egypt is thousands of years older than it is commonly held to ...

"He looks almost Byzantine or Greek, gazing doe-eyed over the viewer’s left shoulder, his mouth forming a slight ...

Some languages have nothing in common with other known languages, their origins shrouded in mystery. Some of these ...