In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on April 9, 2025, author and translator Sarah Ruden joins us to discuss how translations can make historic works accessible to current society.

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

The redevelopment of the Giza Pyramids Plateau nears completion with a grand inauguration set for July 3. This transformation includes a new entrance, upgraded visitor services, and eco-friendly ...

How we think about Ancient Egypt has been dramatically altered forever after a recent discovery by archaeologists. And it is all to do with pyramids. Right now, more than 110 of the four sided ...

Wheat roots and seeds from ancient plants were also found. Sherif Fathy—Minister of Tourism and Antiquities—said both the discovery of the pharaoh’s tomb and the pottery workshop will ...

The temple of Hephaestus, as seen from the Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece. Credit: public domain from Wikimedia Commons. Greek civilization has existed for over 3,000 to 4,000 years and continues to ...

These findings, which were published in the Journal Of Anthropological Anthropology, could reshape how we view these ancient mausoleums. Nubian pyramids in the Sudan. “If these hard-working ...

There's just one problem, according to Liam McEvoy: The blue lotus used in ancient Egypt and the water lily advertised ... Reddit to look for the plant in the present and studied hieroglyphic ...

"However, the hieroglyphic texts were damaged by ancient tomb robbers and not enough survives to read the king's name." The grave robbers sacked the tomb, and didn't leave any remains of the king ...

Archaeologists have long assumed that ancient Egyptian pyramids were reserved for the richest members of society – but an analysis of burials at a site called Tombos suggests low-status workers ...

Much of the ancient wonders that have so far been unearthed have necessarily remained in storage or languished in outdated museums, that is until Egypt announced plans for a colossal, encyclopedic ...

Ptolemaic Egyptian constellations at Dendera. Credit: wikimedia commons / Olaf Tausch / CC BY 3.0 Ancient Egyptian astrology used a zodiac system with 12 signs, much like the one used today. However, ...