Zias, published in the journal Levant, reveals how ancient Phoenicians may have incorporated cleansing into their religious ...

The fact that Ramesses II lived to around age 90 was, in itself, quite a feat in ancient Egypt. At the time "most people died ...

Her talk revealed the similarities of open courtyard designs and functionality between the ancient Egyptian villages and modern day villages like Bahareet in lower Nubia, Marigergis village in ...

George Washington “Wash” Black (Ernest Kingsley Jr.) is a young science prodigy — and also a Black boy born on a sugar ...

Locating a historic shipwreck is only the beginning. One ancient Egyptian vessel may take us literally hundreds of years to ...

A new study published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization presents an alternative explanation for how ...

The road in question is the Lake Moeris Quarry Road, in Egypt’s Faiyum District, which is thought to be the oldest surviving paved road in existence. It was built between 2600 and 2100 BCE, during ...

The road was created with slabs of sandstone and limestone, as well as logs of wood which were used to transport blocks of ...

Forget Atlantis (which probably doesn’t exist)—we’re taking a trip to 10 real cities that ended up underwater.

Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian court ruled last week that it sat on state-owned land.

An ancient city from the Byzantine era, once thought lost to time, has been rediscovered in southern Jordan. Known as Tharais, the town had largely vanished from memory, surviving only in historical ...

The village of Blatten could be seen partly submerged under water, mud and rock on Thursday (May 29), following the collapse of a large chunk of glacier a day earlier. Experts suspect the incident ...