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

Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Lapis lazuli, known as 'blue gold', has captivated civilizations for millennia with its vibrant blue color and historical significance. Mined primaril ...

Antalya, Fethiye and Bodrum are just a few of the towns and cities found on the sunny Turkish Riviera, sometimes referred to ...

En Iwamura's playful, wistful sculptures reference the historical nature of masks while reflecting their role in our ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations.

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 ...

The music of one of the Arab world's greatest divas is still enthralling audiences in Paris, 50 years after her death.

Pharaohs were the kings of Ancient Egypt ... after Akhenaten's death, destroyed many of his statues and monuments. Child: Tutankhamun, ruler of Egypt, from around 1332 to 1323BC.