Created by Cyrus the Great with contributions from various peoples of the first great multicultural empire in Western Asia, Pasargadae showcases the initial phase of Achaemenid royal art and ...

The idea of such a burial seems first to have come to a chaplain at the Front, the Reverend David Railton (1884-1955), when he noticed in 1916 in a back garden at Armentières, a grave with a rough ...

Monday marked the 102nd anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings on November 4, 1922, one of the most spectacular discoveries in archaeology. On that fateful ...

The artifacts discovered inside a tomb of 11 Egyptian burials from the height of the country’s Middle Kingdom offer a fresh perspective on the funerary practices from the 12 th and 13 th ...

Archaeologists were shocked to unearth an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the famed city of Luxor. Egyptian authorities said teams from Egypt and the United States discovered the tomb in ...

Artifacts from the Middle Kingdom era tomb near Luxor, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities In a significant archaeological discovery near Luxor, Egypt, researchers have unearthed an ...

The first obvious thing to do when trying to locate Alexander the Great’s tomb is see what ancient texts say about it. Ptolemy, who was the governor of Egypt at that time, brought Alexander’s body to ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share CAIRO (AP) — Archeologists from Egypt and the United States unearthed an ancient tomb with 11 sealed ...

Tombs inside a necropolis there contained metal weapons like axes and daggers as well as stones such as agate, indicating a relatively advanced society for so long ago. Pieces of pottery "suggest ...

A fetching purple tunic found in an ancient tomb in Greece belonged to Alexander the Great, experts say. The revered ceremonial garment – called 'mesoleucon sarapis' – was uncovered 47 ...

Discovering a young pharaoh's ancient, long-dormant tomb sent the media into a frenzy in the 1920s – but uncovering one mystery invited another when the financier of the expedition died a sudden ...

Tomb Raider, which Amazon MGM Studios Head Jennifer Salke called “epic” and “globe-trotting” while announcing the series order in May, has been a passion project for writer/executive ...