Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

A small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.

They’ve also formed a more comprehensive understanding of the carved hieroglyphs, which Egyptian craftsmen would sometimes use paint to correct or refine. “In the painting, we are capturing an ...

The earliest known synthetic pigment, Egyptian blue is found in some of the paint that still colors ancient statues, coffins, and tomb walls. Modern scientists were intrigued by this long-lasting ...

They're ancient Egyptian, more ancient even than the pharaohs ... And on them you can still see very faint traces of black-and-white paint applied after the clay had been lightly baked.

The excavation was a joint project by Egyptian and British researchers that ... Part of the ceiling was still intact, too, showing blue paint with yellow stars on it, the archaeologists said.

Found at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor, the 2,600-year-old trove includes a necklace depicting a golden trio of Egyptian deities Eli Wizevich Howard Carter used the luggage while working in ...

The unearthing of the long-lost tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II is being described as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in recent years. Thutmose II's mummy was ...

The Purim party was scheduled to take place some nine miles from the border with Egypt over the weekend.The post Report: Police decline Nova survivors’ party permit, citing Egyptian military ...