A solar eclipse in the year 2471 BC may have influenced architectural change in Egypt, challenging Pharaonic traditions.

New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...

A new study demonstrates that certain incised stone artifacts from the Levantine Middle Paleolithic, specifically from Manot, Qafzeh, and Quneitra caves, were deliberately engraved with geometric ...

Discussing the significance of the discoveries, experts have now explained that the findings could lead to a far more in-depth look at ancient Egyptian symbols, layouts, rituals, and practices in ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Mansour's arrest may ease Egyptian worries over HTS rise Egypt fears Syria's upheaval aids Islamist regrouping Egyptian media critical of Damascus power change, Brotherhood resurgence DAMASCUS ...

Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt ... could link the tomb’s owners to the Egyptian military. Inside pieces of Queen ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

Archaeologists have discovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs that were hiding beneath a stone well for more than 4,000 years. Working at a site outside of Cairo, they uncovered four ancient ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian who treated pharaohs more than 4,000 years ago. The well-preserved burial site belonged to Teti Neb Fu, believed to have been a ...