Egyptian pharoah's 3,600 year old tomb discovered“The king’s name was originally recorded in painted scenes on plastered brickwork that decorated the underground entrance to the limestone ...

The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great public works. He ruled Egypt for two-thirds of a century (roughly 1279 ...

Paper, invented in China around the 2nd century BCE, did not spread to the rest of the world until much later, as it remained within the country for half a millennium, and it wasn’t until the 11th ...

Gambling in Ancient Egyptian Mythology One of the best examples of gambling in ancient Egypt was a game called Senet. We don't exactly know where or how the game was invented, but we do know it was ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that ancient Romans consumed songbirds as everyday street food, challenging long-held beliefs that these delicacies were reserved for elite banquets. The ...

How ancient builders raised the mighty pyramids still captures the curiosity of historians and scientists. Despite decades of digging, high-tech scanning, and countless theories, the puzzle ...

The ancient Ho-Chunk, who also inhabited modern-day Illinois and elsewhere, then turned to the arrow-straight elm, despite its unyielding, hardwood structure.

Ancient Egyptians had a variety of favorite foods, many of which were documented and prepared for the deceased to enjoy in the afterlife. Archeological discoveries include the remains of these ...

A new analysis of Dead Sea Scrolls that paired radiocarbon dating with AI has determined many of the biblical manuscripts are older than once thought.