The Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition on ancient Egypt features nearly 100 pieces from international institutions ...

In the 19th century, Napoleon fused conquest with heritage. Expeditions to Egypt and Rome, and the building of Parisian monuments – the Arc de Triomphe and the Vendôme Column, both modeled on Roman ...

Halloween traditions originate from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which - in Ireland, way back in the day - marked ...

Using whole-genome data from approx. 350 contemporary and historical mosquitoes, researchers, led by Princeton University and including scientists from London’s Natural History Museum, show that the ...

Dabbs of Southern Illinois University and Anna Stevens of Monash University reviewed the archaeological and bioarchaeological ...

Rare photographs from a long-sealed Egyptian archaeological site are finally surfacing, revealing an enigmatic underground structure that has sparked intense debate among researchers for over a ...

Rather than keeping out invaders, it's believed the curves in these ancient fortress walls helped prevent them being eroded ...

An Alabaster vase inscribed in four ancient languages reveals use of opiates in Egypt, offering new insight into ancient ...

One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last 10,000 years took place at the Greek island of Thera (Santorini) in the ...

Researchers analyzing an extremely rare Egyptian alabastron inscribed with the name of Persian ruler Xerxes I have discovered traces of opium within the ancient vessel, suggesting that the narcotic ...

The same Europe that painted God and Adam white also painted Africa dark — the myth of the “Dark Continent” was the secular echo of the religious lie that holiness and whiteness were the same. These ...

The ancient site of Karnak is one of the most impressive places to visit in Egypt. Situated just a short distance from the ...