Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

A Russian drone is reported to have struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s concrete “sarcophagus” in the early hours of Friday in an overnight attack. The unmanned aerial system (UAS) was carrying ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

Making history palatable for schoolchildren isn’t easy – but the work that’s gone into this imaginative show on ancient Egypt ...

Archaeologists have just uncovered the first known funeral home from ancient Egypt. The complex included a mummification ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ancient royal tombs.

Researchers have hotly debated where Alexander the Great is buried, with theories ranging from his homeland in Macedonia (now Greece) to Egypt. Like the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant, the tomb ...

Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin throughout the programme, plus up to three additional languages chosen from a wide selection including Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Sumerian, Syriac and ...

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of ...

A team of archaeologists from Barcelona University and the Institute of the Ancient Near East in Germany found the uncoverings near the Egyptian ... intact limestone sarcophagi (coffins often ...

Nitrogen isotope analysis of tooth enamel reveals no evidence of meat consumption in Australopithecus. New research published in the journal Science suggests that early human ancestors, such as ...