There have been several important empires, cultures, and civilizations that have risen, flourished, and eventually crumbled such that there is near to negligible proof of their existence. But, their ...

Recent archaeological excavations have revealed that the Ramesseum, the famous funerary temple of Ramesses II in Egypt, was much more than a place of worship.

Since the birth of humanity people have fought each other. Over time the ancient weapons have been replaced by more sophisticated ones.

The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

Over 100 years ago, in 1922, a British-led research team made a startling discovery. In an Egyptian tomb, they discovered the ...

Archeological work at Ramses II's mortuary, known as the Ramesseum, has uncovered a school, stone workshops, and storage ...

More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the ...

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The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

Here are a dozen fun facts that you may not have known about the little book at the heart of the Passover Seder.

It seems plausible that the beginning of the settlement of the children of Israel in the eastern Nile Delta—dated to ...

A massive tomb more than 3,600 years old has been unearthed within a royal necropolis in Egypt. The wealthy king that the tomb belonged to remains a mystery.