On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, using the Rosetta stone. This ushered in a new craze for Egyptology and ...

In a recent study, Dr. Harel Shochat from the University of Haifa and his colleagues analyzed the biological and geographical origins of ivory artifacts from the southern Levant dating to the Late ...

An ancient workshop unearthed in Egypt may offer new evidence for the Bible’s story of Moses. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that researchers discovered a copper smelting ...

Ancient Egyptian guards may have used a tiny cow bone with a hole drilled into it to keep royal tomb workers in order.

A team of archaeologists searching for Cleopatra’s tomb uncovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of Egypt, and they believe it may be linked to the iconic queen.

Archaeologists found a bone whistle used by ancient Egyptian guards to warn of grave robbers, shedding light on how royal tombs were protected. The whistle made from a cow’s toe bone was recovered ...

Aedes aegypti, also known as the Egyptian mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, also known as the (Asian) tiger or forest mosquito, are known vectors of several diseases including yellow fever, dengue, ...

Dr. Jeremiah Johnston has asserted that the cup’s inscription represents the earliest material evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ, herein invoked as part of a soothsaying practice in Egypt.

A decade after 1 million migrants arrived in Germany from war-torn countries like Syria, Iran and Afghanistan, the country has changed.

Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is under scrutiny for allegedly contributing to recent floods in Sudan. While the dam is intended to boost Ethiopia's electricity generation, its ...

Rana Mohamed, an associate professor of political science and international relations at Suez Canal University, who visited the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in May last year, said she was ...

A unique statue dating back to the fifth dynasty of ancient Egypt has been discovered at the necropolis of Saqqara.