Indeed, any one of their military triumphs against the Syrians could have been considered the “miracle of Chanukah,” but it ...

Uncovered near the submerged island of Antirhodos in Alexandria's Portus Magnus, this is the first ancient Egyptian party ...

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering to farming – but was beer really more important to us than bread?

Newly documented Old Kingdom offering tables reveal they were actually recycled pillar bases from a far earlier time. The precision of the original stonework contradicts the primitive tools attributed ...

Crocodiles loomed large in the world of the ancient Egyptians. The Nile teemed with the lurking reptiles, and farmers, who made up most of the population, encountered them on a daily basis. While ...

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

Here’s a breakdown of the origin of the Christmas Tree and which culture is credited with the Christmas tree traditions we ...

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

What do we know about the legendary Egyptian King Sesostris? Was he a real person? According to evidence, he was.

In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...

There’s something electric about walking down a street where every stone beneath your feet has witnessed empires rise and fall. In a handful of places around the globe, the ancient past doesn’t hide ...