New scientific work is quietly redrawing the master timeline of ancient Egypt, shifting key dynasties and even the start of ...

The royal symbol on the newly discovered figurines solves a long-standing mystery by identifying who was buried in the ...

Long drought cycles reshaped settlement choices in the Indus region. These climate stresses likely contributed to its slow ...

The Amarna Letters contain records of ancient lords and rulers seeking to establish diplomatic ties with Egyptian pharaohs.

Queen Nefertiti co-ruled with Pharaoh Akhenaten, whose reign transformed ancient Egypt's religion and gender roles in the ...

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum has long been a staple of San Jose living, boasting 100,000 visitors each year — 26,000 of ...

Ancient Egypt’s female feline goddess had two sides. As Bastet, she could nurture and protect; as Sakhmet she had a propensity to brutally attack and maim without control. But in both forms, she had ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom.