When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

and Third Intermediate Period (about 1069-664 BC) together. Nevertheless, these survivors, with the more numerous compositions known only from fragments, are enough to demonstrate the genius of the ...

Fleischman given in honor of Arielle P. Kozloff, then the museum’s curator of ancient art and a specialist in Egyptian art. The Fleischmans are thought to have acquired the sculpture in 1966.

Archaeologists have discovered a rare Ancient Egyptian inscription in Jordan in a major "first-of-its-kind" breakthrough. Featuring the royal seal of Ramses III in southern Jordan's Wadi Rum Reserve, ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in Egypt's ...

They’re both based on an ancient Chinese martial art that dates back to the 19th century. It is estimated to be over 200 years old, but what’s more fascinating about it is its usage. While both series ...

JERUSALEM, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A recent Israeli study has linked humanity's shift to farming about 8,000 years ago in the Southern Levant to climate-driven wildfires and soil erosion, the Hebrew ...

Field work takes place near the site where the tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king was discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The newly-found ancient Egyptian settlement at the site could date back as far as the 18th Dynasty (c. 1550–1292 BC), as indicated by surviving artefacts. For example, an amphora – a ...