Nearly 4,000 years after her death, the ancient tomb of an Egyptian priestess named Idi has been found in Asyut, Egypt.

An ancient disease linked to malnutrition is on the rise among ... The condition is caused by a lack of Vitamin C from fruit and vegetables, which is essential to keep skin, blood vessels and ...

The early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years.

Researchers found psychotropic substances, alcohol, and saliva in a vessel shaped like Bes, an Egyptian god of childbirth and ...

A finger-sized clay cylinder from a tomb in northern Syria appears to be the oldest example of writing using an alphabet ...

Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...

At an archaeological excavation site in western Syria, Schwartz unearthed a “finger-length” clay cylinder with etched ...

The simple fact is that Black Americans are not on the whole their descendants. They are the descendants of all of Africa, a ...

Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when ...

"The building is a reminder of our city’s rich history," says Mesa Mayor John Giles.

Unbeknownst to a group of researchers digging near a small Italian town, a Christian basilica once stood in a Roman military ...

My heart is breaking. My soul is aching,” an archaeologist said, as Israel’s bombardment threatens or destroys Roman amphitheaters, crusaders’ citadels and centuries-old souks.