Recent scholarship has concluded that Neanderthals made a second major migration from Eastern Europe to Central and Eastern ...

Researchers have discovered what is thought to be the first known map of the night sky ... a collection of ancient texts found in Sinai, Egypt, which date back to the sixth century.

Archaeologists recently uncovered New Kingdom tombs in Luxor, Egypt, revealing insights into Ancient Egyptian history and the ...

Pakistan and Ethiopia were hit by deadly floods, Somalia is facing a devastating drought, and Europe had its hottest summer on record. Ancient Egypt was wealthy and powerful — until it succumbed.

A 40-mile stretch of a long-gone branch of the Nile may explain why the ancient monuments were built where they were. Children ride a donkey near the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt.

Ancient military fortifications dating back ... The excavation “contributes to a more accurate depiction of the map of Egypt’s defenses on its eastern borders, reaffirming that Sinai has ...

The items spanned centuries and included a range of styles from different eras of ancient Egyptian civilization, the ministry said. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Monday ...

A 3,300-year-old palace mural offers an exquisitely detailed view of several bird species, and presents an artistic mystery. A facsimile painting by Nina de Garis Davies of a 3,300-year-old ...