Archaeologists have discovered a trove of treasures inside an ancient Egyptian tomb that they said rewrites history by ...

An undisturbed cemetery dating back thousands of years has been uncovered in Egypt, where a copy of the Book of the Dead has ...

In a rare and exciting discovery, researchers at the University of Cambridge have uncovered a 4,000-year-old handprint on an ...

From a distance, a stepped stone silhouette on Peru’s coast can look uncannily like something lifted from the Nile. The resemblance is striking enough that visitors often reach for Egyptian ...

A 22-centimeter alabaster vase, inscribed to the Persian king Xerxes I, has revealed that narcotics were part of everyday life in ancient Egypt. Inside the vessel, Yale scientists discovered chemical ...

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

Deep within the Great Pyramid of Giza, a tantalizing discovery has been identified that could rewrite the history of the Pharaohs. This breakthrough, emerging from advanced scanning technologies, ...

Discover the 9 most famous Egyptian monuments. Learn about the Great Pyramid to Abu Simbel, with history, facts, and must-see ...

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 ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Highlights from this massive archaeological museum include the complete collection of treasures discovered within King Tut’s tomb.