Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the ...

"Divine Egypt," a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features nearly 250 artifacts representing the rich ...

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

Archaeologists in Italy uncovered five Neolithic canoes at Lake Bracciano, dating back over 7,000 years. These massive oak ...

Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

Four people were arrested in connection to the theft of a 3,000-year-old bracelet that belonged to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, according to a report. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced ...

Archaeologists found a bone whistle used by ancient Egyptian guards to warn of grave robbers, shedding light on how royal tombs were protected. The whistle made from a cow’s toe bone was recovered ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered the text on the Rosetta stone, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization. The stone had been ...

Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

Archaeologists have discovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of Egypt, which they believe likely served as a major maritime hub during the time of Cleopatra VII, the country's last pharaoh. The ...

Earlier this month, an ancient Egyptian bracelet was stolen from a restoration lab in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum. Dating back 3,000 years, the gold artifact had belonged to Amenemope, a pharaoh who ruled ...