In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

Did you know the Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the biggest and oldest statues in the world? It’s about 66 feet tall and 240 ...

A number of new discoveries have been made near the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Egyptologists have excavated a nearly 9,150-square-foot astronomical ...

(CNN) — Scientists at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History have peered beneath the wrappings of ancient Egyptian mummified human remains to uncover new details about their identities and how they ...

The find, announced by researchers from the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw working alongside the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Archaeology, has been described as even more significant than ...

Trepanation is the first neurosurgical procedure humans ever performed, and it has been practiced across times and cultures, experts said.

A once-in-a-decade exhibition of ancient deities — many are goddesses — ranging over more than 3,000 years, from monumental statues to gleaming figurines. Critic’s Pick A once-in-a-decade exhibition ...