Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 4,000-year-old tomb that is believed to belong to an ancient 'magician' or priest who held mystical powers.

The find illuminates some extraordinary, previously unknown facts about ancient culture. A team of archaeologists working in ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

The necropolis of Saqqara, an Egyptian archaeological gem ... The inscriptions in his tomb reveal that he was also a priest and wizard, associated with ritual and religious practices. Archaeologists ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Mansour's arrest may ease Egyptian worries over HTS rise Egypt fears Syria's upheaval aids Islamist regrouping Egyptian media critical of Damascus power change, Brotherhood resurgence DAMASCUS ...

Archbishop of Milwaukee Jeffrey S. Grob said Tuesday he was mindful that one duty stands above all others in his new role, and in the role of the larger church. "What are we in business to do?

The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain from sex, in an unexpected adjustment to how the global Catholic Church ...

There’s one other amusing constant that - like many parts of Type-Moon lore - could be a franchise in itself, and it's this: if there is a priest in any of these stories, they are always armed ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...