The drill’s chemical composition was also surprising, study co-author Jiří Kmošek noted, as it is made up of an unusual ...

A rock shelter discovered in the southern Sinai Desert contains designs and inscriptions spanning a period of 10,000 years, ...

A long-overlooked Ancient Egyptian tool is now reshaping what archaeologists know about the origins of human engineering. A ...

The comparison focused on three-dimensional geometry rather than decoration. This matters because cartonnage masks were often shaped in molds: If two objects were formed in the same mold, they can ...

Before picket lines and unionisation, ancient Egyptian artisans learned that collectively withdrawing labour could force even ...

Archaeologists uncover 59 sealed mummy coffins at Saqqara, Egypt, many believed to hold the remains of ancient priests. This ...

The nose might give the man up as a Roman; the substantial bridge being a feature of the Italian race still today.

However, careful reexaminations indicate the “little awl” is far more significant than originally believed—so much so that it ...

Tomb offerings and wall scenes reveal what ancient Egyptians valued most in food and drink. Bread and beer were staples, with ...

The day after the artifacts vanished from the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology, officials arrested 52-year-old Miguel Simon Mungarrieta Monsalve. “The defendant believed it was his duty to acquire ...