As kids, many of us treated history like that one school subject we couldn’t wait to escape. It seemed packed with endless ...

Anubis is one of the oldest and most recognizable gods of Ancient Egypt, a mysterious figure associated with death, ...

Scholars for the first time identified chemical signatures of the components of a liquid concoction contained in a Bes mug. A new technique helped identify a sample flavored with honey, sesame seeds, ...

The 20th-century art historian Kenneth Clark made a distinction between the “naked,” meaning unclothed and ashamed, and the “nude,” meaning the body in its most beautiful form. Most people today use ...

Watch: Ciara & Russell Wilson Say Their Kids Will Have "Some Opinions" on Their Met Gala Fashion Ciara and Russell Wilson kept their Met Gala 2026 outfits locked up like an ancient Egyptian secret.

The temple is composed of a circular basin 115 feet wide. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists think a circular basin unearthed in Egypt is a temple connected to a mysterious ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare circular structure dedicated to a local Egyptian deity called Pelusius, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The 2,200-year-old ...

Think you’ll forget it? Write it down. Apparently, this approach for remembering grocery lists, house chores, deliveries, and the like was also a huge part of life for ancient Egyptians living over ...

The ancient Egyptians not only worshipped animals they admired but also those that they feared greatly. As a result, their pantheon consisted of innumerable feathered and furry creatures – each a ...

A portion of the Gosford glyphs, purported to be genuine by some and bunk by others, located in Gosford, NSW, Australia. Credit: Thanos Matanis / Greek Reporter Like something out of Stargate SG1, the ...

Ancient Egyptians believed strongly in the afterlife. Wall painting depicting Osiris (sitting) at Seti I Chapel, the temple at Abydos. Credit: Amice M.Calverley, Alan Gardiner, 1935 CC BY-SA 3.0 The ...

In ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand. One of the most mysterious and iconic monuments of ancient Egypt is the Great Sphinx of Giza. You’ve ...