A handprint dating back 4,000 years has been found on a "soul house," a type of ancient Egyptian tomb offering, which will go ...

Researchers at the Fitzwilliam Museum in the U.K. have uncovered a rare handprint left on ancient Egyptian pottery.

The year is 1893. Chicago is hosting the world. At the World’s Columbian Exposition, over 65,000 exhibits are strewn over 630 ...

Italy is crowded, no question, but there are plenty of Italian places beyond Rome, Venice and Florence still ready and ...

Egypt’s past was never lost, but the power to interpret it was slowly displaced, archived elsewhere, and returned as ...

Long before the European world emerged from its dark forests and Asian nations consolidated their great dynasties, the Nile ...

The article explores several lesser-known ancient civilizations, including the Indus Valley, Hittite Empire, Kingdom of Aksum, Mitanni, Sogdians, and Muisca Confederation. These societies, despite ...

While hopping between two of Spain's most famous coastal cities, stop in an under-the-radar beach town to explore ancient architecture and hidden coves.

Near Aswan, the Nile winds through millennia-old rock formations where a team of researchers has discovered an exceptional ...

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.

Buried in a Pot, Preserved by Time: Ancient Egyptian Skeleton Yields First Full Genome DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton reveals ancestry links between North Africa and the Fertile Crescent.