A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

Setting out across Asia toward uncertain employment in what is now Sri Lanka—he intended to practice law or plant ...

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 ...

Now, a farmer is reviving this ancient "superfood". It's a hot and muggy summer day in Sicily's Madonie mountains, a rugged range of ridges about 65km east of Palermo. In a field of ash trees ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh ... inside was originally recorded in hieroglyphic texts on plastered brickwork ...

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king ... buried inside was originally recorded in hieroglyphic texts on plastered brickwork at the ...

Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city ... inside was originally recorded in hieroglyphic texts on plastered brickwork ...

In the second century BCE, Greek historian and geographer Agatharchides wrote about the severe working conditions of the criminals and prisoners of war who toiled in ancient Egyptian gold mines ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

At the Pew Research Center’s Decoded blog, Anna Brown writes: We routinely ask the people who take our surveys to give us feedback about their experience. Were the survey questions clear? Were they ...

Every pyramid was constructed and named for an ancient civilization's ruler. The Halls of Amenti feature the legendary Hall of Records, a secret chamber believed to be located beneath the Great ...

The pyramids of ancient Egypt and Sudan may not have been just for the rich, according to burials found at the archaeological site of Tombos in Sudan. "Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs ...