Since the tomb of King Tut was found, a set of four clay troughs were thought stands for wooden staffs. New research suggests ...

Ideas about resurrection had been developing for centuries before Jesus’ life, but his followers took them in new directions.

Archaeologists found ancient jars used for holding the dead person’s organs and hundreds of statues carved to look like the deceased.

German archaeologists uncovered the lower half of a massive statue, estimating that it likely originally stood some 23 feet ...

When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who ...

Tibetans discovered gold around 700 B.C. They used it as a material for religious statues and jewellery. However, the Ancient Egyptians are believed to be the first civilisation which discovered ...

At the sunset call to prayer, the site guardian popped his head ... He believed he was going to find it in the Egyptian deserts. Looking for things in deserts seems to be a compulsion for some ...

A French politician is in the limelight for his recent and rather controversial statement. He has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty, presented by the French people as a gift in 1884.

First Royal Tomb Since King Tut Discovered Mohamed Abdel Badie—head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities—noted that the pharaoh’s tomb is much larger than ...

Archaeologists have uncovered hidden remains under Egyptian pyramids, challenging long-held beliefs about burial traditions in Ancient Egypt. Credit: Flickr / NinaR CC BY 2.0 A groundbreaking ...

Archaeologists uncover an ancient burial site with Egyptian, Greek, and Roman graves at Tell Ruwad Iskandar, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient ...

France’s self-professed last sculpture foundry has weighed into a row over whether the US should return the Statue of Liberty to its country of origin by proposing to build a new one out of ...