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

FILE - Tourists walk on the Giftun Island beach as the sun sets over the Red Sea in Hurghada, Egypt ... Major' ancient Egyptian town discovered — and it has a jug stamped with the name of ...

Passover is a Jewish holiday commemorating the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery in ancient Egypt. The holiday is ... according to myjewishlearning.com. The name comes from the miracle ...

Siamese cats have an impressive lifespan, with some being known to live well into their 20s, although 15 is the average. They ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt ... the Nile waters, Egypt as a whole, healing and whole-food offerings ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II, a ...

an important city in ancient Egypt located about 10 km (6 miles) from the Nile River, was bare - apparently long ago plundered by grave robbers. The name of the king once buried inside was ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old town that was possibly erected by King Tutankhamun’s father, Akhenaten — and harbored a wine jug stamped with the name of Nefertiti’s daughter ...

Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city Abydos The pharaoh's name was obliterated by ancient tomb robbers March 27 (Reuters ...

Sheba pet food is searching for a domestic cat in the U.S. with links to the feline nobility of ancient Egypt Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum. Recent ...