Archaeologists uncover a 4,700-year-old hydraulic lift system and unique 'volcano fashion' technique used to build Egypt’s ...

Ball games were probably the most popular sporting activity in the ancient world and could be played in many different ways.

An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running ...

Tombs that are scattered across Ireland may have helped bring ancient societies together for feasting and remembering their ...

King Djoser of Egypt ordered his chief architect, Imhotep, to design a tomb like no other - The Step Pyramid of Djoser.

After the death of Alexander the Great, a eunuch named Philetaerus established the ancient Greek city of Pergamon a major ...

Archeologists believe the Great Sphinx of Giza doesn't represent a mythological creature but an ancient pharaoh.

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Thonis-Heracleion once thrived at the mouth of the Nile, a vibrant city pulsing with trade and ceremony long before ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a stunning ancient Egyptian tomb in Abydos, revealing a grand burial chamber that ismore than 3 ...

It's not clear why the Eye of Horus emerged around the time of the sixth dynasty. Yamamoto noted that at that time, ancient ...