The pottery wheel from Mesopotamia first appeared in Egypt at about the time the man lived, a period when the earliest ...

The Rosetta Stone is widely considered one of archaeology's most significant finds. A decree from Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy V ...

Excavations in the Nile Delta have revealed multi-story tower houses, a granary, a ceremonial building, and eye-catching ...

The collector and the gallery he endowed are known mostly for East Asian art and the work of American artist James McNeill Whistler. But Freer was briefly smitten with Egyptian objects, which in ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

A trio of gold rings — one affixed with a carnelian stone etched with a sphinx, another made into a tiny replica of a lantern and the third crafted to look like two heads — are expected to go ...

For example, during one brief yet notable episode in Egyptian history during around 1350 BC, the pharaoh Akhenaten instituted sweeping changes in Egyptian society, including moving the capital to a ...

LONDON, March 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the upcoming Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities – The Prince Collection sale, showcasing an exceptional selection ...

A newly revealed private collection of ancient Egyptian hard-stone vessels has ignited intense debate among archaeologists, engineers, and alternative historians alike.

Or Graur, associate professor at the University of Portsmouth, to identify what may be the first known visual representation of our galaxy in Egyptian art. In his study, published in the Journal of ...