While it is common to see cats in modern households, cats are among the most recently domesticated animals. Archaeological ...

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

Scarabs are small, decorated objects that originated in ancient Egypt. They’re typically shaped like dung beetles, which ancient Egyptians considered a sacred symbol of new life, per the IAA.

During excavations at Megiddo, researchers uncovered broken pottery. These artifacts, mainly Egyptian vessels, date back to the late 7th century B.C. The site has over 30 layers of past settlements, ...

Most people have, at some point, seen something vaguely person-shaped lurking in the dark. Perhaps it’s just a shirt hung on the back of a door or a stuffed animal propped up in the corner. Most of ...

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 ...

Science news this week includes "cosmic tornadoes" and surprises from ancient Egypt. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Tombos Archaeological Project) Jump to: ...

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the last known inscription written in the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt, inscribed on Hadrian’s Gate in AD 394, Philae, Egypt. Credit: Following Hadrian. CC BY 2.0/flickr ...

Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre, could there be an ancient underground city? An Italian research team claims to have detected massive structures—spiral staircases, mysterious chambers, and even the ...

A section of the 3,100-year-old military leader’s tomb. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by ...