Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Ancient Civilizations continues with an episode on ancient ...

Lapis lazuli, valued like gold, has a rich 6,000-year history. Its primary source is Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, where ...

A claim that they received 4 to 5 liters of beer a day has appeared in social media posts, popular articles and books for ...

Leave the one with sand close to a radiator and the other away from a heat source. Watch and observe over time and see which begins to change as it rots first. Were the Ancient Egyptians onto ...

What secrets will you bury inside? There are more teaching resources available on BBC Teach. These short animated videos explore Ancient Egypt. There are five films devoted to key themes - such as ...

Ancient Egyptians believed strongly in the afterlife. Wall painting depicting Osiris (sitting) at Seti I Chapel, the temple at Abydos. Credit: Amice M.Calverley, Alan Gardiner, 1935 CC BY-SA 3.0 The ...

Egyptian zodiac signs originate from ancient Egyptian astrology, often linked to the deities and their influence on life. Nick Brundle Photography / Getty Images ...

Welcome to Time Tablet, a Podcast from RTÉjr for the classroom, where we travel back in time to Ancient Egypt! Primary School teachers have access to free curriculum-linked classroom resources ...

In July 2018, archaeologists unearthed a sprawling, ancient Egyptian “funeral home” beneath Saqqara. The trove of discoveries pointed toward a substantial funeral industry in ancient Egypt and has ...

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 ...

The Mysterious Fayum Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt leans into this enigma ... But their beauty has also been a source of contention. As Doxiadis explains, early scholars were hesitant ...

A huge discovery has been made in the area of Ancient Egypt where Tutankhamun was found after unknown tombs and burial shafts were found dating back some 3,600 years. And it is a find that has ...