Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed.

Across the Levant in the 15th century B.C., cities were rising up against freshly-installed pharaoh Thutmose III. It would be ...

The artifacts were buried in the graves of a young woman and child, who may have converted to Christianity in Africa before traveling to the region, researchers say ...

The relief depicts a woman, identified by archaeologists as the goddess Victoria, or Victory, according to the release. The counterpart to Greek goddess Nike, Victoria personified victory and was ...

Dr Kathleen Martinez has been searching for the elusive tomb of Cleopatra VII for nearly two decades, and now believes she ...

An ancient Egypt-themed exhibition at the Shanghai Museum has become the world’s most visited paid special exhibition of cultural relics, museum officials said, marking another milestone in China’s ...

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In his study, Dr. Graur reviewed 125 images of the sky-goddess Nut (pronounced "Noot"), found among 555 ancient Egyptian coffins dating back nearly 5,000 years. Combining astronomy with Egyptology ...

Image: Mummified Egyptian cat in the British Museum in London. Credit: Neil Howard / CC BY-NC 2.0 For decades, experts believed cats were first domesticated in ancient Egypt ... surge in the worship ...