The much-derided white ibis wasn’t always a city-slicker. But now it calls Sydney home, a rare case of a metropolis being the ...

Tutankhamun's burial mask is made of gold and precious stones. Mark Fischer via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 The ...

The English word scarab doesn't only mean beetle, but also a culture of functional and decorative sculptural jewelry based on ...

Ziv Nitzan was on a hike with her family when a rock on the ground caught her eye. But when the 3-year-old girl picked up the ...

While on a hike with her family, a child stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet. It will go on display in an ...

From Vikings to Beethoven: what your DNA says about your ancient relatives Ancient DNA extracted from two women who died in what is now Libya around 7,000 years ago is now helping researchers to ...

Ziv Nitzan, a 3½-year-old girl, found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, in Israel ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...

Ancient Egyptians were ruled by a leader called a pharaoh and worshipped many different gods. Today, we can still see traces of this culture in archaeological sites and museums all over the world ...

Archaeologists found ancient jars used for holding the dead person’s organs and hundreds of statues carved to look like the deceased.