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

Two-part The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour focuses on Egypt in the years between the World Wars. In 1922, Howard Carter’s ...

Woodcut Media and distributor Woodcut International are making new two-part documentary The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour ...

A TikTok video of a matriculant in Botswana who made a grand entrance. The video went viral as she was dressed up as an ...

“Civilisations: Rise and Fall is the next iteration, building on this important legacy, and bringing a fresh eye to this ...

Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...

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

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

Florida might seem about as far from modern-day Egypt as possible - and just a few thousand years from the end of the sprawling Ancient Egyptian Empire.

Nefertari, Great Royal Wife of Ramses II, was a diplomat, priestess, and one of ancient Egypt’s most revered queens. Her ...

The vegetable has been a “big dill” in the U.S. for decades, with Americans consuming more than 5.2 million each year ...