A billionaire has unveiled a private collection of ancient Egyptian vases he believes could rewrite history. The artifacts ...

Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated ...

When I consider Gaza and the ramifications of Israel's U.S.-backed genocide, I see humanity trembling on the edge of a giant ...

One of the largest collections of Roman decorative plaster ever found in London has been uncovered in Southwark.

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One of my favourite pieces of artwork in my home is a lampshade hand-painted by Dorset, England–based artist Elizabeth Rose.

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

The ancient Egyptians were astute astronomers. They often depicted the cosmos atop coffins. A new survey of such artwork suggests that they may have had a greater understanding of the Milky Way than ...

Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground. A special report produced with Smithsonian Channel Jo Marchant; Photographs by Roger Anis Beneath the ruins of the Bubasteion ...

The last missing pharaoh’s tomb from Ancient Egypt’s 18th dynasty, during which King Tutankhamun reigned, has been discovered. The tomb was found near the Valley of the Kings in West Luxor by ...