Pots of water, into which grains were poured and then left in the heat produced a beverage worth taking note of — beer.

Dive into the sands of ancient Egypt and uncover the captivating story of Osiris, the god-king destined to die not once, but twice! We'll piece together the scattered fragments of his life (literally ...

Gambling has been with us since time immemorial, though the way we approach and regard gambling couldn't be more different today from what it was in the ancient world. The ancient Egyptians are among ...

A glimpse into the African titan’s past as well as the DNA double-helix to the country it became, a voyage down this storied ...

Beneath an ancient Egyptian temple, archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious tunnel that could hold the key to one of ...

In Ancient Egypt, women held significant roles and enjoyed legal rights such as property ownership and equality in court. Widows gained additional freedoms, including land transactions and the ability ...

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Egyptian archaeologists uncovered an ancient Pharaonic wall, bronze workshops, and child coffins in Luxor, Egypt.

He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...

Submitting to the godsIn a pose repeated throughout ancient Egypt’s long history ... an image of the pharaoh receiving life from the god Osiris. The roof is decorated with stylized rows of ...

The ancient Ho-Chunk, who also inhabited modern-day Illinois and elsewhere, then turned to the arrow-straight elm, despite its unyielding, hardwood structure. Similar patterns follow after ...

This is the second discovery this year in the same area. Archaeological sources at the Karnak Temple confirmed that the discovered city lies between the ancient mud-brick wall built by King Thutmose ...