A few years back, when I was working as part of an archaeological mission in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, I unearthed a slab of white limestone covered in ancient paint smears. More of that later ...

Two studies that examined these clay objects, until now thought to be the bases for other elements, argue that they were ...

Archaeologists have found the long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II, helping shed more light on ancient Egypt at its peak.

Researchers carrying out excavation work in southern Peru found a tomb filled with the remains of two dozen people believed ...

Viking® ( (NYSE: VIK) today announced its newest ship for the Nile River—the 82-guest Viking Amun—was "floated out," marking ...

Viking has floated out its new Nile River ship, Viking Amun, which will debut in September 2025 and host 82 guests on its ...

Most striking is the famous Step Pyramid, built in the 27th century B.C. by Djoser, the Old Kingdom pharaoh who launched the tradition of constructing pyramids as monumental royal tombs.

The new settlement has been found at Kom el-Nugus in northern Egypt, about 27 miles (43 km) west of Alexandria.

Archaeologists recently uncovered a mysterious "anomaly" beneath the Western Cemetery near Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza. Using ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography, they ...

While studying a Greek settlement from 332BC in northern Egypt, archaeologists made a stunning discovery — a hidden mud brick ...