When scholars traced the Bible’s earliest stories back through history, they found striking parallels in Egyptian ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...

As the devastating conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) continues to rage, Abdrabo, a curator from Sudan’s National Corporation for Antiquities and ...

A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose's reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, god of abundance and fertility. THE PERFECT AMOUNTEgyptians needed the ...

A sprinkling of horseradish may be an acquired taste, but the pungent spice comes with some major health benefits you don’t ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering pyramids ...

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a more than 3,000-year-old fortress that has been described as one of the country’s “largest and most important” at the Tell El-Kharouba archaeological site in ...

Installation view of "Divine Egypt," now open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through January 2026 Anna-Marie Kellen / Courtesy of the Met This fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking ...

Remnants of a 2,000-year-old sunken city, Canopus, were lifted from waters off Alexandria, Egypt, revealing the city might have been larger than thought. By Jenny Gross Remnants of an ancient, sunken ...

Gilding is thought to have been first used more than 4,000 years ago by the North African civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia, who adorned wood objects with gold foil so they would appear more ...

You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...