The "intriguing new" rock engraving was found on the west bank of the Nile River near Aswan in November 2022, during a survey ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

“It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess.” Drawing on ancient texts, temple inscriptions, and archaeological ...

Peter Frankopan writes that little has changed since high-ranking Romans’ obsession with beauty and status symbols ...

"Veni, vidi, vici," or "I came, I saw, I conquered," is a phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar — but why did the ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

Featured artefacts from The British Museum’s world-famous collection include the double-headed serpent of the Aztecs, the ...

As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance ...