When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

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The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju. The size of the 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber (shown from below and above) suggests that it was likely ...

While it is common to see cats in modern households, cats are among the most recently domesticated animals. Archaeological ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,400-year-old town in Egypt with connections to the daughter of Nefertiti, offering ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna ... have dwarfed the rest of the temple. Larger-than-life scenes carved on each of its exterior walls offered ancient worshippers a mere hint of the resplendent ...

Families in northern Lincolnshire are in for a scary treat as the 'nasty bits' in history are brought to life in two shows ... Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians. The cast take the audience ...

Whether you’re a history enthusiast or simply curious about ancient life, these sites will ignite your imagination. Let’s explore 10 incredible prehistoric sites in the U.S. that reveal the country’s ...

An ancient Trinitarian worship song written around 200AD, has been repackaged and released today. ‘The First Hymn’ is based on a fragment of papyrus found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins ...

The family of a doctor who took his own life within hours of receiving an email from the General Medical Council (GMC) has failed in their bid to sue the GMC for damages over his death.1 Sridharan ...

There is a person sitting behind me whose safety, whose security, and whose life is at stake ... of how important the case is to him and his family, the 40-year-old duke, who lives in the ...

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...