Archaeologists working at Marina el-Alamein on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast have opened 18 ancient tombs that had not been ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery has unearthed a "time capsule" offering a remarkable glimpse into the daily lives of an ancient people, frozen in time. Archaeologists have uncovered a ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

The ancient Greek orator Dio Chrysostom (1st-2nd century CE) said in his speech To the People of Alexandria that there were two kinds of democracy: one good and one bad. According to Dio, one form of ...

Excerpted from Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations by Sam Kean. Copyright ...

Cuts in the cranium, which is more than 4,000 years old, hint that people in the ancient civilization attempted to treat a scourge that persists today. By Jordan Pearson Fluctuating disease rates, ...

In the modern world, we know good nutrition is essential for our health. Doctors in ancient Greece and Rome knew this too – in fact diet advice was a mainstay of medical practice and health routines.