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

A mysterious 2,000-year-old mug has revealed evidence of a bizarre liquid concoction used in ancient Egyptian rituals.

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

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

One of the most famous tombs in all of Egypt was holding a family secret: another body.

Black artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor.

An archaeological team s excavation of an ancient city has uncovered surprising revelations about an early Christian church ...

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

Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,800-year-old family tomb with a treasure trove of ancient jewelry. Unearthed near the city ...

A recent study finds one of the most famous civilizations in history may have been using hallucinogens in their ancient rituals.

What it tells us about the past: The "Younger Memnon" is an 8.8-foot-tall (2.7 meter) broken head and torso remnant of a ...