When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

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Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Imagine walking into Petra, Jordan without the hustle and bustle of tourists clamoring over each other for photos and mule ...

MUMMIFICATION of sacred animals is a familiar practice in the annals of Ancient Egypt, especially in the later periods. A discovery of what is thought to be the earliest known example of the ...

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Proof of an ancient garden, consistent with biblical scripture, has emerged at the holiest site in Christianity — and an archaeologist says "many surprises" from the site are in the works.

This was a type of school attached to major temples in ancient Egypt, where learning ... providing the first physical evidence that education was part of daily life inside the Ramseum. Researchers ...

After nearly 90 hours in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, I find myself looking back at how the franchise’s fans lamented that Sucker Punch beat Ubisoft to the punch in creating a game based in ancient Japan ...

There’s just one problem, according to Liam McEvoy: the blue lotus used in ancient Egypt and the water lily advertised online are completely different plants. McEvoy, a fourth-year UC Berkeley student ...

Over time, kohl became a symbol of beauty and even played a role in spiritual rituals. But let’s be real—those ancient formulas aren’t exactly safe for the eyes, no matter what they were led to ...