How did ancient cultures respond to crises and the collapse of the established social order? The 5,500-year-old Early Bronze Age site of Murayghat in Jordan, which has been extensively excavated by ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,500-year-old military fortress with a zigzag-style wall in the north Sinai Desert of Egypt ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

A new study finds no evidence of the Akhetaten plague in ancient Egypt, disputing claims that disease led to the city's rapid ...

Egyptian archaeologists in North Sinai have discovered a more than 3,000-year-old fortress that once defended an ancient ...

The fortress was erected during the New Kingdom, which spanned from 1550 to 1070 B.C., making it at least 3,000 years old. Pharaohs in this period, considered to be the golden age of ancient Egypt, ...

The plague theory emerged primarily from ancient texts rather than physical evidence. Hittite plague prayers from the late 14th century BC describe a devastating epidemic that allegedly originated ...

As evidence of alcohol's harms mounts, some people are testing out sobriety. Look to ancient civilizations' ways for a reset, scholars suggest.

The plague of Akhetaten has long been cited as a possible explanation for the mysterious abandonment of ancient Egypt's short ...

"We have found a habitable environment," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for the Curiosity mission. "The water that was here was so benign and supportive of life that if a ...

During the early 1920s, the Saenger Amusement Co. built a chain of theaters across the southeastern United States. Its ...

At The Met, “Divine Egypt” brings a 3,000-year pantheon of gods to life through sculpture, relief, and sacred art.