Ancient Egyptians mummified baboons for religious purposes, but new research reveals they were likely raised in captivity ...

The venerable auction house is unloading one-of-a-kind gold necklaces, rings, trinkets and more from ancient Greece, Rome and ...

In 1862, an American antiquities dealer was in an Egyptian marketplace, squinting at a scroll. The scroll was written in hieratic, a type of ancient Egyptian cursive, and the dealer, Edwin Smith, wasn ...

Swiss-French archaeologists have uncovered the 4,100-year-old tomb in Egypt that belonged to a royal physician with ... poisonous bites and stings. Ancient Egypt had no shortage of venomous ...

Archaeologists have just uncovered the first known funeral home from ancient Egypt. The complex included a mummification ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

The well-preserved burial site belonged to Teti Neb Fu, believed to have been a doctor to the royal family. Inscriptions on his tomb suggest that Teti Neb Fu was famous in ancient Egypt and had a ...

Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt. Archaeologists uncovered parts of Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple from the Middle ...

A solar eclipse in the year 2471 BC may have influenced architectural change in Egypt, challenging Pharaonic traditions.

multi-talented royal doctor: a physician who served ancient Egyptian kings as an expert in medicinal plants, dentistry and venomous bites. A team of French and Swiss researchers discovered the ...

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...

An archaeology breakthrough has offered fresh insights into ancient Egypt's military campaigns after a 3,500-year-old royal ...