For centuries, the image of a monk laboring on a manuscript has been the dominant portrayal of medieval scribal work....
A recent study by Dr. Ellen Green, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, has revealed new insights into one...
A new study by Egyptologist Nicholas Brown of Yale University suggests that Tutankhamun was the first pharaoh to have taken...
Archaeologists have made an enigmatic discovery at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Başur Höyük in southeastern Turkey: a significantly high...
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a 3,200-year-old tomb thought to be that of a senior military commander during the time of...
A rare 1,200-year-old clay jug with camel illustrations was unearthed at Horvat 'Anim in the Yatir Forest of Israel during...
Archaeologists have unearthed a Second Intermediate Period royal tomb (c. 1640–1540 BCE) in the Mount Anubis necropolis of Abydos in...
Historians have, for centuries, assumed that the ancient Egyptian pyramids were built as great tombs only for the elite and...
A recently identified ancient arthropod species has given scientists a first glimpse into the internal anatomy of prehistoric marine animals....
A 220-year-old mystery surrounding the remains of infamous German outlaw Johannes Bückler, known as "Schinderhannes," has at last been solved....
