Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

She could have picked up any old stone from the thousands in the ruins of Tel Azeka, an ancient town in Israel. Instead ...

The three-year-old could have picked up any other stone or sea shell on her family trip but instead, the toddler found an ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

The English word scarab doesn't only mean beetle, but also a culture of functional and decorative sculptural jewelry based on ...

Despite the region’s impressive heritage and history, Egypt was not an independent nation until 1922 under the reign of King Fuad I. Although its former coloniser Britain retained influence until the ...

The team of Egyptian and American archaeologists found the tomb, which the researchers estimate is 3,600 years old, nearly 23 feet underground at Abydos, one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt.

Check out his tomb. Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious new king of ancient Egypt, buried in a network of tombs at Anubis Mountain. "Discovering king's tombs, new pharaohs, are few and far ...

From prehistoric paths dating back to the Neolithic period to walking routes used by Buddhist monks and tea merchants, these trails offer much more than a scenic walk in nature.

Egypt has strongly condemned Israel’s incursion into Syrian territory and the bombing of the town of Kuwaya in the Daraa countryside, accusing it of continuing to strengthen its positions in the ...