The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

Shepseskaf's decision to build a mastaba instead of a pyramid has puzzled archaeologists for centuries, as it marked a ...

An astronomical event may have marked the end of one of the most emblematic dynasties of ancient Egypt. A total solar eclipse ...

A rare total solar eclipse that darkened the skies of ancient Egypt in 2471 B.C. may have played a role in a remarkable ...

"It is always difficult to establish if the eclipses were seen in the ancient past as bad omens or good omens." ...

As its name suggests, this ritual is based on the death and resurrection of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld. It is also possible that the staffs and vessels were used for a ...

It may look like just another random boulder, but this old Spanish rock bears engraved lines that could be an astounding 200,000 years old, according to government officials. The age of the lines ...

(NewsNation) — New skeletons hidden in Egyptian pyramids are raising questions about long-standing assumptions regarding the role of pyramids in ancient Egyptian culture. Skeletons discovered at ...

First Royal Tomb Since King Tut Discovered Mohamed Abdel Badie—head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector ... Wheat roots and seeds from ancient plants were also found. Sherif Fathy—Minister ...

The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in Abydos. The burial is located about 23 feet (7 meters) underground and contains a limestone burial chamber covered with mudbrick vaults ...

Marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo from the 2nd century AD. Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of ...

Ptolemaic Egyptian constellations at Dendera. Credit: wikimedia commons / Olaf Tausch / CC BY 3.0 Ancient Egyptian astrology used ... and prefer to follow their own path. Amun-Ra, the creator god, ...