Back in the early 1920s, archaeologists came across an ancient Egyptian town called Deir el-Medina near the Nile River. Previous research has shown that the town was active from 1550 B.C. to 1070 ...

Horse harness of Siberian Ice Maiden from ancient Pazyryk culture. Credit: Sue Fleckney / CC BY-SA 2.0 The Pazyryk people, nomadic tribes who lived between the sixth and third centuries BCE, once ...

The ancient Egyptians believed that gold tongues could help the deceased speak in the afterlife. A bronze sword inscribed with the name of pharaoh Ramesses II (ruled circa 1279 to 1213 B.C.) was ...

9 Awesome Egyptian Tattoos Tattoo culture continues to spread across Egypt and the Middle East, but the West has long used our history for inking inspiration. Here are some of the coolest tattoo ...

The ancient Egyptian pyramid of Giza’s latitude lines up exactly with the speed of light. Credit: Harish Chouhan WordPress. CC BY 1.0 Some mysteries are likely never to be solved, indeed some are not ...

“On Top of the Pyramid” explores ancient Egyptian life and highlights recent archaeological discoveries. It features nearly 800 artifacts from various eras in Egyptian history, as Chu tells ...

Two thousand years ago, ancient Egyptians were sipping mugs of a potion that caused them to enter an altered state of consciousness, in hopes of divine connection and healing. Archeologists made ...

An ancient Egyptian painting shows the pharaoh Tutankhamun on a chariot hunting lions with his dog. In ancient Egypt, various gods were depicted with domestic dog or jackal heads that resemble ...

Archaeologists have uncovered several ancient Egyptian tombs containing dozens of mummies—some of which were found with gold tongues and nails—among other remarkable artifacts. A joint ...

Facial tattoos appear in the first European drawing of a Marquesan, a chief, in red chalk. It is attributed to William Hodges, the official artist of British Captain James Cook’s second Pacific voyage ...