Feb. 12, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Follow archaeologists as they discover a long-lost ancient cemetery in Egypt’s sacred ...

Professor Christian de Vartavan shares groundbreaking insights into the search for Alexander the Great's tomb and the fate of ...

The recent premiere of the documentary The Mystery of the Lost Pyramid on the Smithsonian Channel has unveiled an ...

By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

The rock-cut tombs were robbed during the Ptolemaic period and later. Still, the Egyptian teams uncovered some artifacts such as pottery tables that were used to offer bread, wine and meat.

A 4,000 year old structure, hidden beneath the sands of Dahshur, has been unveiled for the first time since its interment.

Upon investigation, experts examined the damaged hieroglyphs on a chest found inside. This revealed the name of Princess ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have just opened a sealed pyramid for the first time in 4,000 years—but what they found inside wasn’t ...

Learn more about the papyrus that contains detailed medical procedures from Ancient Egypt.