A biological anthropologist at the University of Coimbra in Portugal is hypothesizing that the mysterious flat patches found on the sides of teeth in ancient Europeans may have been due to the ...

Thutmosis III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled from 1479-1425 B.C., had a pair of obelisks made to celebrate his third jubilee (30th year of reign). This is one of them, and the other stands on the bank ...

The recent discovery is replete with brilliant clues about just how these ancient tattoos were put together and gives a new significance to the people's skill, which is artistic in nature.

A huge discovery has been made in the area of Ancient Egypt where Tutankhamun was found after unknown tombs and burial shafts were found dating back some 3,600 years. And it is a find that has ...

Ahmad Hasaballah / Getty Images Ancient Egypt was primarily ruled by men, with only a handful of women successfully coming to power. One of them was Hatshepsut, the sixth pharaoh of the 18th ...

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 ...

The oldest known tattoos were found on remains of a Neolithic man who lived in the Italian Alps around 3,000 B.C. Many mummies from ancient Egypt also have tattoos, as do remains from cultures ...

Watch the Across The Obelisk: Shores of Sahti trailer to see what to expect with the upcoming story pack that brings a new pirate-themed adventure to the roguelike co-oop deckbuilding adventure game.

Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt. Archaeologists uncovered parts of Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple from the Middle ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

However, lines with widths between 0.1 to 0.2 millimeters suggests single-needle puncture tattooing, as opposed to making incisions and rubbing them with dye, as has previously been suggested for ...

Archaeologists have discovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs that were hiding beneath a stone well for more than 4,000 years. Working at a site outside of Cairo, they uncovered four ancient ...