When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

Two new studies have uncovered the true origins of cat domestication, revealing that this beloved pet’s journey was not ...

Statues belonging to an earlier pharaoh were found within the tomb, indicating that it may have been reused nearly 2,000 ...

The 3,300-year-old monument has sat in the French capital's center for almost 200 years, but no one else noticed these ...

In the display cases of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin lies a fragile piece of papyrus that speaks not of turbulent romances ...

The tomb of Prince Waserif Re, son of King Userkaf who founded ancient Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty and reigned from 2465 BCE to ...

Explore the history of ancient board games, from Senet to Tâb, and discover how they shaped culture, strategy, and leisure.

Pyramids and temples show precise ancient engineeringAncient tools reveal advanced science and metallurgyOld medical and ...

A multidisciplinary study led by researchers from the University of Alicante (UA) and the University of Augsburg (Germany) ...

Sham El-Nessim traces its origins to Shemu, an ancient Egyptian harvest festival celebrating the life-giving Nile flood and ...

On Tuesday, April 29, author Emily A. Weinberg will be at the Putney Library to discuss life in ancient Egypt and share ...