From protein-filled meals to the benefits of lentils and intermittent fasting, the Classical world had strong opinions about ...

For the ancient Egyptians, blue lotus wasn’t just medicine for the body — it was medicine for the soul. The plant held profound spiritual significance, associated with rebirth, transcendence ...

Wisnom’s book recounts the labours of the excavators who uncovered more than 30,000 clay tablets and fragments in the mound of earth that covered the ancient city of Nineveh (not far from the ...

In his study, Dr. Graur reviewed 125 images of the sky-goddess Nut (pronounced "Noot"), found among 555 ancient Egyptian coffins dating back nearly 5,000 years. Combining astronomy with Egyptology ...

But beyond the monumental and the majestic everyday life, ancient Egypt was also full of innovation, practicality, and artistic touches. The Egyptians created and used a variety of objects that ...

The macabre world of ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice may have contributed to the domestication of cats, new research suggests. Mummified cats (Felis catus) were such a common offering to the ...

One hundred and eighty-nine years ago, a spectacular 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk was erected in Place de la Concorde, Paris, after it had been gifted to France by the viceroy of Egypt.

The idea of a dualistic afterlife with some kind of heaven for the blessed derives from the ancient Egyptians. According to them, before being admitted to the Field of Reeds, where you’ll be ...

Deinosuchus could then have spread across the continent to inhabit coastal marshes on both sides of the ancient inland sea, and along North America’s Atlantic coast. The new study’s revised ...

A stunning discovery of mummified lion cubs and other animals in the Saqqara necropolis offers a glimpse into ancient Egyptian ritualistic practices. A groundbreaking archaeological discovery has been ...

Until now, researchers thought that the city was built long after Alexander the Great's death, during the reign of Philip V (221 to 179 B.C.). But the discovery of a coin minted between 325 and ...

In a move that is sure to have fans of The Mummy twitching in their seats, researchers came across the resting place of one of Ancient Egypt ... being noted by the Egyptian government organisation.