The plague of Akhetaten has long been cited as a possible explanation for the mysterious abandonment of ancient Egypt's short-lived capital city. However, a comprehensive new archaeological analysis ...

At the Aswan granite quarry, the unfinished 1100 ton obelisk sits surrounded by strange vertical scoop marks cut deep into ...

Ancient Egyptian bow drills previously didn't appear in the archaeological record until the New Kingdom, circa the second millennium BCE. Nearly a century ago, archaeologists excavating a cemetery in ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in South Sinai, Egypt, uncover ancient rock art, tools, and inscriptions showing thousands of years of human activity.

Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt-and it was hidden in plain sight.

Akhenaten’s capital, Akhetaten, long thought abandoned due to plague, shows no archaeological evidence of an epidemic. Burial sites reveal no mass graves or delayed interments; most remains were ...

Researchers studied the geologic history around the Karnak Temple near Luxor to distinguish when the famed temple could have been constructed. The team found the site was once underwater before the ...

The comparison focused on three-dimensional geometry rather than decoration. This matters because cartonnage masks were often shaped in molds: If two objects were formed in the same mold, they can ...

Until now, historians knew of Tamil traders reaching Egyptian ports such as Berenike along the Red Sea. However, these newly ...

What did ancient Egypt really smell like? Not just how it looked or sounded, but how it felt to stand near a royal burial. Archaeologists and scientists have brought that experience a step closer ...

The ancient site of Karnak is one of the most impressive places to visit in Egypt. Situated just a short distance from the Nile, this enormous temple complex was once considered to be the spiritual ...