Archaeologists have unveiled what is believed to be the world’s oldest 3D map, an astonishing relic from the Paleolithic era ...

Researchers uncovered a 13,000-year-old sandstone model in France’s Ségognole 3 rock shelter, possibly the world’s oldest 3D ...

Map of the Saqqara plateau showing the watercourse from the Gisr el-Mudir dam to the water treatment facility near Djoser pyramid. The water is then transferred to the pyramid’s network of pipes ...

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look at 10 fascinating discoveries from the past year. When you purchase ...

Samples of the Black Death, which wiped out as many as 50 million people in medieval Europe, have been found in an ancient Egyptian mummy. The pandemic, also known as bubonic plague, spread ...

You'd probably not think I'd then tell you about Ancient Egypt, right? Well, it turns out the two are linked, with an ancient mummy having traces of the pandemic that once wiped out 50 million people.

Champollion had extensive knowledge about Egypt and even understood the Coptic language, which had descended from ancient Egyptian. He found that the hieroglyphics contained Coptic sounds. “I’ve got ...

Egyptian authorities have arrested two men for attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the bottom of the sea, the country’s interior ministry said in a Monday statement.

Thanks to recent analysis, however, researchers believe they have confirmed the first known plague case outside Eurasia: a 3,290-year-old, ancient Egyptian mummy. Y. pestis, also known as the ...

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in a variety of ways, including having feasts, giving gifts, and exposing statues of gods to sunlight so they could be "regenerated." When you ...

She ascended to the throne in 51 BCE, co-ruling first with her father, Ptolemy XII, and later with her brothers, whom she married following Egyptian tradition. An ancient coin depicting Cleopatra VII.