The beginning of the Classical style in Greek sculpture is the beginning of naturalism in art, an important turning point in ...

At Abu Ghorub, one of Egypt’s oldest Sun Temples, archaeologists have uncovered granite and alabaster artifacts cut with machine like precision. This investigation examines how Old Kingdom engineers ...

Opium use may have been widespread in ancient Egyptian culture—including potentially among notable kings. Yale researchers found chemical traces of opiates in an ancient alabaster vase at the Peabody ...

I moved to Cairo full-time this summer. There’s an unfathomable vastness to the city that’s not just physical but present in ...

This is like Christmas for everyone who made Egyptology their whole personality when they were 11. View Entire Post › ...

Astronomy meets antiquity on this 10-day cruise of a lifetime along the legendary Nile River to experience the total solar ...

A comprehensive six-year archaeological survey in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has found 573 ancient stone fortress settlements, dating from the prehistoric era to the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 ...

XI'AN, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- A comprehensive six-year archaeological survey in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has found 573 ancient stone fortress settlements, dating from the prehistoric era to the ...

“Egypt’s Voice” exhibition showcases the works of 25 Egyptian artists from different generations, influenced by the voice of the Umm Kolthoum, who created works of art that spanned photography and ...

This limestone stela, a false door that served as a portal between a tomb and the afterlife, was used in the tomb of a woman named Hemi-Ra, who lived during Egypt’s First Intermediate Period (ca. 2150 ...