Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...

The massive stone block weighed roughly 40,000 pounds and sat in front of a crumbling ancient temple in Egypt. When archaeologists eventually managed to move it, they revealed a forgotten section of ...

This is the first in a two-part series on Mary Richardson’s visit to Egypt. By Mary Richardson I woke up before dawn, excited ...

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He began working as a security guard at the Met in 2009 and continued making sculptures inspired by his Egyptian heritage. He ...

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who died some six hundred years ago and to whoso tomb pilgrimages are made from all parts of Egypt. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Credit: Joonas Plaan, CC BY 2.0/Wikipedia A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.

Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul remained inside the body after death, so embalmers mummified bodies to preserve the spirit for the afterlife, according to Field Museum scientists.