The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

Dr. Josef Wegner, a curator at the Penn Museum, shared insights with Fox News Digital following his recent groundbreaking discovery of a tomb belonging to an unknown pharaoh.

Tor, a specialist in ancient amulets and seals, later verified that it was a Canaanite scarab dating back to the Middle ...

We often take written language for granted– whether it’s texting, reading a book, or scrolling through social media, it’s a part of everyday life. But imagine a time when there were no books, no ...

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Some believe that certain stones can cure illnesses – for example, the 12 o’clock Stone near Nancledra in Cornwall can, it is said, cure children of rickets as long as they are not illegitimate or the ...

The amount of precision and finesse in the mummy's packaging suggests that this individual was a very important figure in ancient Egyptian society. But the identity of the body remains unknown ...

Hundreds of administrative tablets dating back over 4,000 years have been discovered by archaeologists. The state archives of the ancient Sumerian ... of citizens. The stone tablets were found ...

A 'groundbreaking' discovery beneath the Egyptian pyramids has taken the ... groundbreaking' and if true could rewrite the history of ancient Egypt. However, independent experts have raised ...

Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding light on the earliest known empire's complex bureaucracy. A discovery in ...

A discovery in southern Iraq has given us a rare glimpse into the world of ancient bureaucracy. Researchers from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 ...