They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

The term "God complex" is sometimes used to describe a person who believes they are exceptional and superior to others. It is an expression and not a formal diagnosis, but some traits are similar to ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

It's mentioned 17 times in the Bible and was harvested in the Mediterranean for more than a millennium. Now, a farmer is reviving this ancient "superfood". It's a hot and muggy summer day in ...

Field work takes place near the site where the tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king was discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian ...

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king, discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian archeologists, is seen in Abydos ...

This was the Miwatari, meaning the sacred crossing, which local belief held was left by a passing god of Japan’s native Shinto belief. Its appearance evoked feelings of awe but also reassurance ...

Six Russian tourists were killed on Thursday after a viewing submarine sank near the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada, according to the local governor. Maj. Gen. Amr Hanafy confirmed the deaths in ...

Ancient Egyptian mythology held that Abydos served as the burial place for Osiris, god of the underworld. Many of history’s earliest pharaohs also chose to be interred there inside a sprawling ...

Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city Abydos The pharaoh's name was obliterated by ancient tomb robbers March 27 (Reuters ...

In 2016, a team of Egyptian researchers used cosmic ray muon technology to scan beneath the Khufu Pyramid and discovered a large cavity 272 feet below the surface and a second corridor-like void ...

The pyramids of Khafre, center, and Khufu (Cheops) on the Giza plateau, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on February 25, 2025. The pyramids of Khafre, center, and Khufu (Cheops ...