A flipped Roman glass cup revealed symbols once thought decorative but now understood as ancient makers’ marks. In the quiet atmosphere of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith noticed an unexpected ...

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

In a country known for the world’s oldest wonders, a new one now rises from the desert sands. More than 20 years in the making, the Grand Egyptian Museum opened this month to great fanfare, marking a ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in the world for a single civilization, and holds a total of around 100,000 ...

A 3,000-year-old gold mining operation uncovered in Egypt’s Sukari Mountains reveals hidden secrets about the ancient world.

Archaeologists excavating in southwestern France have uncovered one of the most remarkable Roman burial discoveries in recent decades - a richly furnished funeral pyre containing gold treasures, ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, ...

Now that the Grand Egyptian Museum is fully open, it's a great time to plan a trip to Egypt. Here's what you can easily do on ...

Obeissy St, Daher, Cairo, Tel 2589 8364/2588 2484 “Akhmim and Hagaza” exhibition showcases handicrafts inspired by the rich ...

A newly discovered monumental basin in Gabii hints at how early Romans experimented with city planning long before Rome’s own layers were buried. In the center of the ancient city of Gabii, just 11 ...

Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.

This sixth-century pectoral comprises 14 Byzantine gold coins and a gold disc gathered over two centuries.