As its name suggests, this ritual is based on the death and resurrection of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the ... and archaeological context of the artifacts enables another interpretation ...

The discovery of Tutankhamun’s undisturbed 3,000-year-old tomb and its treasures was a watershed moment in archaeology.

The 68th San Francisco International Film Festival will also honor "The Dutchman" and "Love, Brooklyn" star André Holland and ...

This tiny bird sculpture was created 40,000 years ago by early humans in Europe who carved the key animals in their lives.

The burial chamber for the unnamed ruler was found in January in a sacred city where little is known about its ancient ...

For many years, however, there were few protocols for the preservation or proper excavation of artifacts. “We used to have to beg to get on site,” Sophie Jackson, an archaeologist at the ...

An Algerian court sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on Thursday to five years in jail for undermining national unity, drawing an expression of 'regret' from France, which called for a ...

A passerby discovered a rare Viking-era iron bracelet in a wetland on the Swedish island of Öland. The open-ended bracelet style is rare in large part because of the use of iron. Officials plan ...