Smoke-drying mummification of human remains was practised by hunter-gatherers across southern China, southeast Asia and beyond as far back as 12,000 ...

A trove of ancient statues, coins, pottery and pieces of a merchant ship has surfaced from the waters off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. As reporters looked on, divers in wetsuits carefully ...

The discovery of an ancient mummified baby's foot!We sail down the length of Lake Nasser, exploring every site along the way on this forgotten area of the Nile in Egypt. Discover the wonders of ...

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from ...

Ancient artifacts dating back to a sunken city from more than 2,000 years ago were pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, according to Egyptian officials. The historic treasures — which ...

REMNANTS of a 2,000-year-old city submerged under the sea have been discovered. The recent discoveries, made off the coast of Alexandria, offer further insight into ancient Egypt. A crane was used to ...

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This year has seen a number of artifacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt. The area has attracted interest for some time due to ongoing searches for the tomb of Cleopatra ...

Artefacts from the ancient, submerged city of Canopus off the coast of Alexandria have surfaced for the first time in 25 years. These include limestone buildings that may have been ancient temples, a ...

A new study published by researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa sheds light on the critical role of iron in Earth's climate history, revealing how its sources in the South Pacific ...

A researcher may have uncovered the oldest written references to Moses, dating back 3,800 years and hidden in an Egyptian desert. The two etchings were found at Serabit el-Khadim, an ancient turquoise ...