On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...

Researchers have carried out the most comprehensive geoarchaeological survey of Egypt's Karnak Temple near Luxor—one of the ...

“Since ancient times, those in power always expressed that power through dwellings and interior decoration,” explains architect and historian Gary Lawrance. “They were meant to be symbols of their ...

These talented craftspeople specialized in ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, stonemasonry, coffin decorating and other art forms ...

Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

Tutankhamun's tomb was one of the few royal Egyptian burials left largely untouched by ancient looters. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On November 4, 1922, workers led by British archaeologist ...

Luke Kemp’s Goliath Curse explores how inequality, disease and climate impacted civilisations and shows that change often brings progress.

Gilding is thought to have been first used more than 4,000 years ago by the North African civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia, who adorned wood objects with gold foil so they would appear more ...