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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

But the complexity of the pyramids poses a significant challenge to archaeologists studying ancient Egypt. How, exactly, did this civilisation construct such magnificent and technically precise ...