An Egyptian mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has uncovered a group of rock-cut tombs dating back to the ...

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

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 ...

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

Exactly how many master­pieces are held in community-based collections like the Abbey’s is anyone’s guess – as are the safeguards around them – and veteran curator Mr Strong says that’s not good ...

The Nile nourishes a green band stretching through the desert, from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Along its ...

No elephants, just heart. Opera Southwest’s 'Aida' swaps spectacle for raw emotion, powerful voices and a close-up Cairo love triangle.

How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn Museum.

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

Knowable Magazine reports on efforts to recreate historical smells, enhancing our connection to the past and enriching cultural experiences.

The owner of the New Egypt Speedway has put the 80-year-old track up for sale for $8.5 million, leaving the future of the dirt oval uncertain.

The silent landscape of El Ashmunein has finally yielded the remaining half of a royal puzzle that lay fractured for nearly a ...