A missing bust of Lord Kitchener’s is being pursued by the Sudanese under a national effort to trace artefacts looted during the country’s bloody civil war. The secretary of state known for his First ...

Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...

Today, there have been humane acts of returning works of art taken during the age of colonisation to African nations, fostering a glow of new understanding upon glancing back at the past and bridging ...

KARACHI: Famous King of Macedonia Alexander the Great was a “pragmatic, wise, and strong fighter” as he flattened those who ...

The world is constantly changing, and eventually, our memory alone isn't enough to portray how things really were. It can distort important details, leaving gaps in our understanding of the past. That ...

Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt-and it was hidden in plain sight.

In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic ...

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri. THE PROTECTIVE ...

Do you know the real reason the ancient Egyptians went extinct? There are a lot of theories out there, but most people don't know the truth. Watch this video to find out what really happened to one of ...

Doctors used CT scans to study ancient Egyptian mummies, uncovering injuries, aging, and personal details without disturbing ...

Archaeologists working near Luxor have identified the remains of a large royal city dating back around 3,400 years, offering a detailed look at daily life during one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful ...