Archaeolgists in Scotland have unearthed the largest timber hall ever found in the country as well as a hoard of Bronze Age weapons, including a gold-headed spear.

Ancient DNA links Egypt and Mesopotamia, shedding light on early human migration.

In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the ...

Ancient Egypt is coming to life in Chicago as Dr. Zahi Hawass, the world's most renowned Egyptologist, brings his Royal Evening lecture to McCormick Place.

As a result, much of the work in Egyptology on representations of childhood in ancient Egypt is dominated by evidence for the lives of boys and young adult men.

There is only one tomb so far that remained hidden for millennia, unscathed by robbers and looters, and still remains largely forgotten to the public, the tomb of Psussenes I, the Silver Pharaohs.

For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, Ph.D. candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently discovered the tombs of three senior statesmen in a burial site in Luxor. The identities and professions of all three men were inscribed in their tombs, giving ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Initial reports that the centuries-old St. Catherine's Monastery would be closed were denied, but Orthodox leaders remain concerned that the monastery's new status will ...

Three tombs dating back thousands of years have been unearthed in an ancient Egyptian burial complex.

A hoard of silver staters found in 2022 by a Dorset metal detectorist will be auctioned next week and is expected to realise tens of thousands of pounds at the London sale.