If Egyptologists studied only massive stone monuments, gleaming golden sarcophagi, and brightly painted tomb walls, they would understand ancient Egypt as an almost exclusively masculine world. Most ...

Archaeologists Unearth the 2,500-Year-Old Remains of a Lost Roman Society ...

At the Petrie Museum in London, researchers are scanning ancient Egyptian vases with millimeter precision — and what they’re ...

The complete genome of an ancient Egyptian has been sequenced, revealing genetic links between the Nile and Mesopotamia 5,000 ...

In ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand. One of the most mysterious and ...

The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

Archaeologists found a complete handprint impressed in clay while the person was creating Ancient Egyptian pottery some 4,000 ...

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered a full monastery covered by the desert, revealing daily life from the Byzantine era. The monastery site featured a church, residential halls, and communal dining ...

Zahi Hawass recounts his rise in the new documentary The Man With the Hat, gracefully sidestepping the controversies that ...