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Omar Chakil's stone furniture collection references ancient Egyptian gods
A chair shaped like a hooded cobra and a table that evokes a scarab beetle feature in designer Omar Chakil's Transcendence ...
Archaeologists Discovered Two Life-Size Statues at Pompeii, Covered With Mysterious Symbols
Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis in Pompeii, Italy, discovered life-sized statues of a man and woman as ...
Toddler finds nearly 4,000-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet while vacationing in Israel
Ziv Nitzan, a 3½-year-old girl, found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, in Israel.
8 forgotten women Egyptologists that history overlooked
Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 trailblazers who led the way.
5 oldest written records and the fascinating stories they tell
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 ...
Ancient Egypt: History, dynasties, religion and writing
The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...