Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

In 1862, an American antiquities dealer was in an Egyptian marketplace, squinting at a scroll. The scroll was written in hieratic, a type of ancient Egyptian cursive, and the dealer, Edwin Smith, wasn ...

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...

For centuries, the Djoser Step Pyramid in Egypt has held the title of the world’s oldest pyramid, estimated to have been ...

Final analysis of 9,000-year-old ancient DNA published June 18 shows Kennewick Man is indeed an ancestor of present day Native Americans. Final analysis of 9,000-year-old ancient DNA published June 18 ...

Police in Italy last week arrested a 33-year-old Egyptian man suspected of assaulting a Jewish boy on the street in Rome after ordering him to take off his kippah, Italian media reported Monday.

Police in Italy last week arrested a 33-year-old Egyptian man suspected of assaulting a Jewish boy on the street in Rome after ordering him to take off his kippah, Italian media reported Monday. The ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old royal "rest house" at a dig site in northeast Egypt. Researchers at the Tel Habwa archaeological site in the country's Northern Sinai region have ...

This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...

Egyptian authorities have released Christian convert Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo, who spent three years in prison for his Facebook posts about leaving Islam. He was detained for participating in a private ...

The video was widely condemned and described as "disgusting" by many people who also called authorities to arrest the Egyptian man. In the footage, a taxi driver was seen asking the Chinese ...