An unprecedented analysis of inscriptions on over 42,000 shards of pottery from an ancient Egyptian archaeological site has provided fresh insights into the lives of ordinary people two thousand years ...
Archaeologists at Athribis have uncovered more than 42,000 inscribed pottery shards revealing daily ancient Egyptian life. The ostraca include tax receipts, religious texts, and notes written in ...
Egyptian alabaster vessels may have been the ancient world’s hookah. In a study published in September in the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, researchers identified ...
An unprecedented analysis of inscriptions on over 42,000 shards of pottery from an ancient Egyptian archaeological site has provided fresh insights into the lives of ordinary people two thousand years ...
The lives and craft of ancient Egyptian artisans are the subject of a new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Sketch showing a stonemason at work, holding a chisel ...
An Iliad fragment discovered inside an Egyptian mummy shows how Homer’s influence extended across Roman culture, from ...
Ceramic fragments lay on the ground at the Garoa Hallagana rock art site, in Ennedi Ouest province, Chad, on July 10, 2025. JORIS BOLOMEY JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP via Getty Images Imagine holding a piece of ...
"Reprinted from the National Geographic Magazine issues of October, 1941; March, 1944; November, 1946; and January, 1951." ...
From the stone that unlocked hieroglyphics to towering statues and eerie mummies, the British Museum’s Ancient Egypt collection is a must-see for history lovers. ByDavid Nikel, Senior Contributor.