For my money, deep-frying is the single best preparation of pretty much any food that exists. The downside, obviously, being ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

vizier of Pepi I. These discoveries enrich our understanding of the administration and cultural practices of the time. The necropolis of Saqqara continues to intrigue researchers. With its pyramids ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Mansour's arrest may ease Egyptian worries over HTS rise Egypt fears Syria's upheaval aids Islamist regrouping Egyptian media critical of Damascus power change, Brotherhood resurgence DAMASCUS ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt. Archaeologists uncovered parts of Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple from the Middle ...

But the complexity of the pyramids poses a significant challenge to archaeologists studying ancient Egypt. How, exactly, did this civilisation construct such magnificent and technically precise ...

Archaeologists have unveiled a 4,100-year-old tomb belonging to a physician who treated the Egyptian Pharaohs. The tomb was found in the southern part of Saqqara, Egypt, belonging to Teti Neb Fu ...

Gold sheets thought to be fingernail covers. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Facebook) It's the first time many of these artifacts have been recovered from Al-Bahansa, says the team of ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian who treated pharaohs more than 4,000 years ago. The well-preserved burial site belonged to Teti Neb Fu, believed to have been a ...