When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

Angela Morton, 42, said she had been waking up multiple times a night for years until she came across the technique ...

The sleep method, which dates back to Ancient Egypt, involves wrapping the feet in cool, damp linen infused with essential ...

The sleep method, which dates back to Ancient Egypt, involves wrapping the feet in cool, damp linen infused with essential ...

Pelletier discovered seven previously undocumented messages carved into the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk in Paris.

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

Jwaneng Diamond Mine in Botswana, dubbed the 'Prince of Mines,' stands as the world's richest, significantly contributing to ...

The burial chamber — which was found in January and features many decorated rooms and mudbrick vaults — is the second major ...

For nomadic Bedouin communities in Jordan and Egypt, meanwhile, guiding visitors on the ancient trails draws on skills passed down between generations, from navigation to desert survival ...

The team has uncovered and photographed scenes that reveal how ancient Egyptians depicted and worshipped their gods and how they conceived of the universe through the astronomical objects and ...