Historians from the University of Cambridge recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document that depicts the stories of King ...

A massive tomb more than 3,600 years old has been unearthed within a royal necropolis in Egypt. The wealthy king that the ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in Egypt's ...

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

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 ...

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

They found some Khamun ground. Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old town that was possibly erected by King ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.