Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...

Archaeologists working near Luxor announced a bevy of new finds they believe could “reconstruct history” thanks to the wealth ...

Egyptian officials recently announced the discovery of a tomb belonging to a doctor who treated pharaohs. The 4,100-year-old ...

When you think of pyramids, your mind probably jumps to Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza. But did you know that the world’s largest collection of pyramids isn’t found in Egypt at all?

'I am very lucky to have parents that never said that is not a woman's job.' The Sultan of Yogyakarta holds a powerful political and spiritual position on the Indonesian island of Java. He is ...

The ancient Greeks of India ruled a large kingdom in South Asia until the Scythian nomads, called Sakas, fought against them.

Brass-workers in the kingdom of Ife made brass figures of gods, humans and animals. In the Asante kingdom, goldsmiths made ornaments to show their king was rich. This map shows Mansa Musa with an ...