Our understanding of ancient civilizations is constantly challenged by newly discovered ruins that defy mainstream historical and archaeological explanations. These fascinating remnants of the past ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

In recent years, Egyptologists’ understanding of the period of stability and prosperity that emerged at the end of the 4th millennium B.C.E. known as the Old Kingdom has begun to change. Excavations ...

One of history's biggest questions is: "How does an entire civilization disappear?" One can comprehend how an object or even a city is lost, buried, or destroyed, but an entire group or nation of ...

Guests at the newly-opened tomb of the great Ancient Egyptian ruler Amenhotep III can now bask in the splendor of the Colossi ...

An Egyptian museum housing over 50,000 ancient artifacts that took two decades and $1 billion to build opened on Saturday just outside Cairo. Dignitaries from around the world were present for the ...

Egypt is preparing to inaugurate its new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in an official ceremony after multiple delays. Construction began in 2005, and the museum entered a partial trial opening phase in ...