In 1849, archaeologists discovered 14 clay tablets with cuneiform writing in Iraq that narrate the story of the Anunnaki, meaning "Those who from heaven to Earth came." According to Zecharia Sitchin, ...

This sarcophagus offers an unusual perspective of the idea of death—not as an end, but as the beginning of a new path.” ...

Built to house and protect Egyptian royalty ... throughout ancient Egypt’s long history, this statue of Amenhotep II shows the pharaoh humbly kneeling before the gods and making an offering.

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago. Reporting in ...

The ancient Egyptians loved to party and in today's new episode, you'll find out just how hard they could throw down! Check out what drugs they used to party on in ancient Egypt to get high!

Three tombs dating back thousands of years have been unearthed in an ancient Egyptian burial complex ... the deity revered as king of the gods. Most scenes in his tomb were destroyed, except ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this undated photo, hieroglyphs are revealed in ...

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities In January, officials announced the discovery of ancient tombs and burial shafts cut into the rock near the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut.

Late last year, Egyptian and American archaeologists excavated an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near Luxor. The tomb, which dates to the Middle Kingdom, was found in the South Asasif ...