ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The ...

In his work The Histories, ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the Greeks borrowed much of their knowledge, ...

After thousands of years in the afterlife you might expect to stink like a moldy old scrotum, but as it turns out, ancient Egyptian mummies are still surprisingly easy on the nose.

Education to an ordinary person means no more than the process of passing across and imbibing or learning the practices, ways ...

When I first arrived at the Telecommunications Research Lab (TRLab) at Queen’s University’s School of Computing, Kingston, ON, Canada, in November 2009 to embark on my journey as a Ph.D. scholar, I ...

UK archaeologists have undiscovered a 2,400 year-old Egyptian metropolis who worshipped a cobra goddess - thanks to state-of-the-art satellite imagery. The 'rediscovery' of the ancient city of ...

The practice of preserving food has been integral to human survival for thousands of years, and one of the most fascinating chapters in this history is the ancient Egyptian method of pickling. Dating ...

Ancient Origins articles related to Egyptian statues in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths ...

In response to escalating regional tensions following a missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar, the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority announced on Tuesday, 23 June, a heightened state of ...

History Drama on the Nile: This ancient Egyptian family power struggle makes “Succession” look tame in comparison Having a lot of children can cause headaches when settling issues of inheritance.

The unearthing of an ancient Egyptian mummy has revealed a terrifying bubonic plague that wreaked havoc on humanity before the infamous Black Death swept across Europe. The earliest confirmed case ...