Fast forward a few thousand years, and you’ll find that Egyptian cuisine still echoes many of those ancient meals. From the bread we dip into stews to the sweets we eat during holidays, the flavors of ...

In a move that is sure to have fans of The Mummy twitching in their seats, researchers came across the resting place of one of Ancient Egypt ... being noted by the Egyptian government organisation.

Ancient Egyptian literary compositions were generally copied on papyrus paper, and this has generally not survived the damp and fire of history (survival). The scale of destruction is revealed starkly ...

Apr. 2, 2025 — Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, according to a new ...

The Sun Ra Festival would honor the life, music and legacy of Birmingham's legendary jazz composer, bandleader and mythical ...

The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju. The size of the 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber (shown from below and above) suggests that it was likely ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

Archaeologists made the ancient discovery during an excavation of the Saqarra Necropolis, a mass burial site to the south of Cairo. Waserif Ra’s tomb discovery featured a number of unique ...

Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists working at Abydos, an archaeological site in an ancient city, discovered a new tomb. Credit: Siri Challa Penn researchers, working in conjunction with Egyptian ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.