Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

Were cats more than just sacred animals to the ancient Egyptians? This deep dive explores bizarre hieroglyphs, mythological connections, and cosmic alignments that suggest a mysterious link between ...

The earliest mention of a birthday was around the year 3,000 BCE and was in reference to an Egyptian Pharaoh. Although it was more about his transformation into becoming a God at his coronation than ...

More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the ...

American Emma Navarro said she had put her name to a letter signed by the world's top tennis players calling for significant ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...

CAIRO — Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,200-year-old tomb at Tell el-Maschuta in northeastern Egypt. The tomb, which includes a burial chamber and three adjoining rooms, holds artifacts such as a gold ...

It marked the second discovery announced this year of a tomb of an ancient Egyptian king. The burial chamber discovered in January at Abydos, an important city in ancient Egypt located about 10 km ...

The ancient records don’t give a name, and Shinto is a form of animism that believes in countless gods that lie behind the forces of nature. In modern times, a tale appeared of a male god ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city ...

An Egyptian proposal to end renewed fighting in Gaza would see five living hostages released on the first day of the restored ceasefire, with another five living hostages released every 7-10 days ...