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 ...

In 2008, researchers discovered a roughly 2.75-inch-long cow toe bone inside a building located in a worker settlement known as the Stone Village. Experts identified the bone as belonging to a ...

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

Analytical chemists successfully reproduced the smells of Ancient Egyptian mummies—without ever having to touch the artifacts at all.

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.

"The port was active during the time of Cleopatra and before at the beginning of the dynasty," noted the archaeologist behind the discovery.

Hundreds of coins that depict Cleopatra VII have been discovered in an Egyptian temple. The archaeologist who led the team believes the female pharaoh's tomb is nearby.

Scientists revealed they have discovered the world’s oldest known mummies. A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science on Sept. 15 states that researchers found ...

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, ...

Hidden treasure, a secret tunnel, and 2,000-year-old human-made structures at sea. Things are spicing up at Taposiris Magna.