Africa is not a country... Now that we've got that out the way, we can move on to what we've gathered here to discuss today: ...

Archaeologists excavating the legendary city of Troy have unearthed what experts are calling one of the most significant archaeological discoveries at the site of the past century. The remarkable find ...

An unprecedented discovery at Saqqara has revealed a rare funerary statue depicting a nobleman named Messi, his wife, and daughter, reshaping our understanding of ancient Egyptian art and family ...

For the better part of two centuries, archaeologists have been uncovering the secrets of ancient Troy. On the northwestern coast of modern-day Turkey, the city at the heart of Homer’s Iliad and the ...

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 ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Doomed Egyptian queen Cleopatra has captured the imaginations of people all over the world for centuries. Archaeologists have long sought to locate her tomb, which she shared with her lover, Mark ...

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A research team from the University of Ljubljana and the Egyptian Museum of Cairo is a winner of the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for reproducing the smell of mummies, offering a new window into Ancient ...