The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

Archaeologists discovered an ancient city in North Macedonia that might be Lyncus, the capital of an ancient civilization.

King Tut’s brief reign in the over 3,000 years ago left little mark on history—until the discovery of his pristine tomb in ...

British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

When Elon Musk was a 20-something entrepreneur pushing his first startup, he claimed to a potential investor that he couldn't ...

This rolling fortress was the peak of prehistoric protection. Although not a dinosaur, Pteranodon was an ancient king of the skies. With its wingspan of up to 20 feet, it soared peacefully above ...

In a one-of-a-kind discovery, archaeologists working within the Saqqara necropolis (south of Cairo, Egypt) found a pink ...

The kingdom was conquered by King Philip II of Macedon in 358 B.C ... Though few have heard of the ancient queen, nearly everyone has heard of her grandson, Alexander the Great.

The latest work—led by the Archaeological Preservation and Registration sector of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Archaeology, the ...

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...