J K Dadoo writes that ancient India, through trade, religion and knowledge networks, shaped global civilisation as the world’s central intellectual and philosophical power ...

Dozens of research articles from 1999–2024 mention early Babylonians using fingerprint biometrics, despite no evidence ...

LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim at ...

Excavations at Abu Ghurab reveal the long-lost riverside gateway to an Old Kingdom sun temple, complete with a public ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

The intact tomb of an Egyptian royal physician, Tetinebefou, is discovered. Its paintings are so vivid they look like recent ...

The newly excavated 4,500-year-old valley temple from ancient Egypt holds a "public calendar" and a roof for astronomical ...

The continent has a vast history spanning thousands of years, and one place has fended off invaders for the most part.

Egypt's long-lost Valley Temple of King Nyuserre has been uncovered, offering fresh insight into ancient rituals and life.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

After the conquests of Alexander the Great in Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty established Alexandria, the jewel of the ...

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