Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 trailblazers who led the way.

New study claims Ancient Greek and Roman statues were perfumed ... which describes the statue of Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Berenice II (around 267 to 221 BCE) as “yet wet with perfume.” ...

statues, tools, pottery, jewelry, weapons and even their burials. In fact, it was such a significant civilization that people who study ancient Egyptian history have a special name: Egyptologists.

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

Since the late 19th-century, Egypt has continued to offer up astounding archaeological treasures, and it shows no signs of slowing down. The discovery of yet another pharaoh’s tomb, that of King ...