They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are restoring the legend of a forgotten superpower.

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near ... inside was originally recorded in hieroglyphic texts on plastered brickwork ...

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 ...

Some of us have 9 to 5 jobs that are safe and sane, we put in the time, do the work, write reports, punch the clock — and nobody gets hurt. Then, there are those other kinds of jobs. High risk ...

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king ... buried inside was originally recorded in hieroglyphic texts on plastered brickwork at the ...

Six Russian tourists were killed on Thursday after a viewing submarine sank near the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada, according to the local governor. Maj. Gen. Amr Hanafy confirmed the deaths in ...

Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city Abydos ... inside was originally recorded in hieroglyphic texts on plastered ...

He described the rumors as "nothing but fabrications propagated by individuals with no expertise in ancient Egyptian civilization or the history of the pyramids." He also said that there is "no ...