The discovery of a tomb belonging to a high-profile figure known for his multiple talents has intrigued archaeologists.

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 ...

If the best-known glories of ancient Egypt are the pyramids, the mummies and the gold of Tutankhamun, then ancient ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king who ruled the region during a tumultuous time 3,600 years ago. The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in ...

When you think of old civilisations, Ancient Egypt may spring to mind, complete with mummies, pyramids and part animal and part human gods. It emerged around 5,000 years ago, reaching its zenith ...

A team of Egyptian-American archaeologists has uncovered the tomb of an unknown king who reigned over the region of Abydos in southern Egypt 3,600 years ago. The Abydos Dynasty remains one of the ...