Beneath five feet of sediment on the Mediterranean seafloor, archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat known as a thalamegos. It sank nearly 2,000 years ago in ...

There's something about ancient civilizations that fascinates us even thousands of years later. Their architecture, ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...