Before Egypt’s dynasties, rural rituals and astral burials shaped beliefs that later defined the divine and sacred order.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The ...

A journey through the wonders of ancient Egypt is set to unfold in Hong Kong this winter, bringing over 250 priceless ...

A newly-discovered rock art panel on the western bank of the River Nile may depict an Ancient Egyptian authority figure from ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.

More than 30 million people globally have done a family history DNA test, but few realise this multi-billion dollar ...

When Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's only two female rulers, died, it was widely believed that her nephew, Thutmose ...

Archaeologists have discovered a once-bustling city with buildings that had multiple storeys, and a temple of the cobra ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt ...

Introduction Europeans did not think we would find out about our black human species that inhabited Europe before the arrival of the Caucasians from the Caucasus Mountains in Central Asia .

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...