A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

The oldest tailored dress from Egypt dates back more than 5,000 years a Discovered in 1913 in a tomb near Cairo by Sir Flinders Petrie Crafted from flax linen with pleats, V-neckline, and fitted bodic ...

The missing noses on Egyptian statues have puzzled historians for decades. While weather plays a part, the real reason may be rooted in ancient beliefs about power, spirit, and identity. This theory ...

(How ancient Egyptians—from kings to commoners—strived ... The figure holds an ankh symbol in each hand and is wearing the nemes (royal headdress) topped with a uraeus (rearing cobra).

In the second in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun published in celebration of the ...

Ancient Egyptian artists as far back as 3100 B.C.E. employed an artificial pigment now called Egyptian blue, using it to paint wood, stone, and cartonnage (a material that resembles papier-mâché ...

The ruins of Delphi—once believed to be the centre of the world—where ancient Greeks sought divine answers to life’s mysteries. Credit: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The very ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Egyptian blue is a color that is over 5,000 years old. From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, this brilliant blue pigment adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday ...

Originally developed over 5,000 years ago, the pigment was commonly used in ancient Egyptian art, tombs, and architecture. The scientists tested 12 different methods to reproduce the pigment, ...

Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls may be up to a century older than previously thought, potentially revising our understanding of how these ancient texts were produced. This new assessment, based on AI ...

The Egyptian man charged with injuring a dozen people in Boulder, Colorado, in an attack on demonstrators seeking the release of Israeli hostages is among hundreds of thousands of people known to ...

The ancient Egyptians loved to party and in today's new episode, you'll find out just how hard they could throw down! Check out what drugs they used to party on in ancient Egypt to get high!