Scarecrows do more than just scare birds, they’ve become powerful cultural symbols, associated with harvest, rural life, and ...

Scarecrows have a rich history that stretches back to ancient agricultural societies, where they served as protective figures. Over millennia, these figures have evolved from practical tools into ...

Waterpower may have given a big lift to builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. Ancient architects built a hydraulic system for hoisting ...

SAQQARA, Egypt — Ancient workshops and tombs dating back 4,000 years were unveiled by antiquities authorities Saturday, at a sprawling pharaonic necropolis outside Cairo, Egypt's capital. Clay pots ...

Did you know the Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the biggest and oldest statues in the world? It’s about 66 feet tall and 240 ...

Archaeologists offer a new explanation for one of the century’s grislier finds, “a carefully gathered collection of hands” in a 3,500-year-old temple. By Franz Lidz Aristotle called the hand the “tool ...

A number of new discoveries have been made near the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...