A once-in-a-generation dig is underway in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years after it was buried under ...

Egyptians may have harnessed hydraulic power not only for agriculture and transport but also for building pyramids. This ...

In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

Archaeologists excavating at Saqqara Necropolis found a 4,300-year-old tomb of a poorly known prince with a unique fake door, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

The team has uncovered and photographed scenes that reveal how ancient Egyptians depicted and worshipped their gods and how they conceived of the universe through the astronomical objects and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered five ceramic figurines, believed to have been used in rituals, atop a pre-Columbian pyramid structure ... neighboring countries. Many ancient sites are concealed ...

Archaeologists have said they have discovered a "lost city" 4,000 feet underground that would reshape how we view Ancient Egypt and human ... underneath the pyramids of Giza.

[Photo courtesy of Beijing Changjiang Culture] A new immersive stage production, "Yin Feng Qi," aims to transport audiences to ancient China ... when creating the play's innovative score, blending ...

“DNA extracted from two pastoralist women who were buried at the rock shelter around 7,000 years ago reveals that most of their ancestry can be traced to a previously unknown ancient North African ...

Now, they have discovered a "mysterious pyramid-shaped structure" built with ... including papyrus fragments with ancient Greek writing. The researchers wrote: "The volunteers found written ...

A new study on the Egyptian ... the pyramid, in addition to additional unknown structures at a depth of 4,000 feet. A press release described the findings as “groundbreaking,” and if proven true, ...

It comes just weeks after another major Egyptian discovery, which marked only the second royal tomb found since King Tutankhamun's over 100 years ago. In February, archaeologists uncovered King ...