The 5,000-year-old manuscript was discovered in an Egyptian tomb and is believed to hold knowledge about the origins of ...

For the first time in the ancient oasis city of AlUla, conservationists have recorded a rare Egyptian vulture feedi ...

A 5,000-year-old book which was discovered in an Egyptian tomb has been decoded and is said to contain a "horrifying" message ...

Other lost writing systems did not face this obstacle ... “or entering an untouched ancient Egyptian tomb filled with hieroglyphic inscriptions.” Hyland and her colleagues might never decipher ...

Evidence of textile workshops demonstrates that girls’ labour was valued enough to be documented in administrative records ...

The burials were found within a cemetery now known as Dra Abu el-Naga, which is near modern-day Luxor (ancient Thebes ... a lecturer in Egyptian archaeology at the University of Manchester ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

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

Egypt has announced the “significant” discovery of three ancient tombs dating to the ... The findings, made by an all-Egyptian team, will boost tourism to a country known for its rich ...

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 ...

It is tempting to think that the ancient Egyptians only considered the gods when their thoughts turned toward death. Many of the most spectacular objects they created, the hieroglyph-covered walls ...