A 22-centimeter alabaster vase, inscribed to the Persian king Xerxes I, has revealed that narcotics were part of everyday ...

About 3,500 years ago, a craftsman called Panebu was recorded as off work - because he had been bitten. The note about his absence is among dozens of ancient Egyptian everyday objects which have gone ...

Ancient Egyptian scribes’ life works are written on their bones. Arthritis and other damage mark the scribes’ skeletons where the men sat cross-legged or kneeled hunched over papyrus scrolls, ...

In order to tell time once the sun set, the ancient Egyptians identified 36 groups of stars in the night sky and used their positions to gauge the hour. Known as decans, each one was associated with ...

A joint archeological mission revealed the original colors of the Edfu Temple, as well as never-before-seen hieroglyphic inscriptions. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes The ongoing restoration of ...

Researchers have discovered a 4,000-year-old handprint on a tomb offering from ancient Egypt, providing a rare glimpse into the life of its maker. The handprint was left on the underside of a "soul ...

An apparent record-breaking ancient astronomy "observatory," complete with a sundial, was uncovered recently during a temple dig in the old capital of lower Egypt. The mud-brick temple building was ...

The barracks were designed as a series of mudbrick rooms. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Researchers have discovered a 3,200-year-old Egyptian fort filled with archaeological treasures.

The ancient Egyptian potter lived about 4,500 years ago. It's hoped his DNA will open the way to a better understanding of the country's genetic history.Ancient Egypt went through a period of major ...