A new study challenges long-standing beliefs about Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s destroyed statues, suggesting they were ritually deactivated.

Elephantine, a town at Egypt's southern frontier near modern-day Aswan, provides a unique window into the urban life of some ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of Imet, a once-prominent city in Egypt's Nile Delta, buried for centuries beneath ...

Hatshepsut was an early pioneer of 'girl power', taking on the male pharaohs at their own game 3,500 years ago in ancient ...

Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...

A plant used by the ancient Greeks for medicine, food and even contraception, was one of the most sought-after goods in the ...

Shipping cargo across the globe is a routine part of international trade, but every so often, a shipment is so bizarre, so massive, or so unexpected that it turns heads worldwide. In this video, we ...

Spokeo looked at the history of identification and its evolution throughout the centuries, from seals to biometrics.

From the spotted Egyptian Mau to the elegant Turkish Angora, these are the oldest breeds that still exist today ...

Then Hussein’s donkey tripped on something – upon further examination it was an ancient step. The workers soon uncovered 14 ancient steps on that hot day in August 1922 that led to the tomb of the ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.