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 ...

In ancient Egypt, animals were not kept at a distance from daily life. People lived with them, named them, and included them ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists and historians have known for decades that ancient Egyptians worshipped cats, but recent research has proven that ...

More than 3,000 years ago the queen of the Hittites, who lived in what is now Turkey, sent a clay tablet to Ramses II, the Egyptian pharaoh, with an SOS: “I have no grain in my lands.” Previously, the ...

Transporting ancient mummies is kind of a big deal, a task to be taken with the utmost of care and attention to detail. These are national treasures. Hence, the rare occurrence of relocating 18 New ...