Astonishing evidence for an ancient form of sophisticated machining into very hard stone can be seen on one of the artifacts found on the Ancient Egyptian site of Elephantine Island. After several ...

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

This specific iconography of subjugation — a bound captive struck by a weapon — has deep roots in Egyptian state ideology. It parallels famous early dynastic scenes like those at Gebel Sheikh Suleiman ...

The researcher believes the earliest source of this symbolic system is located in Ionis, near Lake Van in eastern Turkey, ...

MYSTERIOUS carved symbols found across the world could point to a lost human civilisation dating back 40,000 years. Matthew ...

Kirsty Masterman discovers a wealth of history – and Cairo’s famous street food – in the Egyptian capital.

Archaeologists working near Luxor have identified the remains of a large royal city dating back around 3,400 years, offering a detailed look at daily .

The newly uncovered basin lies west of the Temple of Maat (dedicated to Maat, the goddess associated with truth, justice, and cosmic order) and covers more than 50 square meters, according to the ...

However, direct field observation continues to show that not all architectural elements within the plateau fit comfortably within these established models. The Mortuary Temple of Khafre, located on ...

There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.

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When people picture the ancient world, they often imagine ruins behind museum glass. But many of the world’s oldest cities are still alive, loud, and surprisingly ordinary. Streets mapped out ...