According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

An expert who specialises in the area of ancient manuscripts has claimed an ancient Egyptian scroll provides evidence which ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

Credit: Vesuvius Challenge The Herculaneum Papyri, an ancient scroll fossilized by the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD, is now decipherable, thanks to an open-source AI project. Computer science ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city ...

Scientists are using light 10 billion times brighter than the Sun to decipher scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79. A team at Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire are working to read ...

What were Egyptian hieroglyphs? The ancient Egyptians left behind written records on their buildings and on papyrus scrolls but how do we know what the writing means? What did the ancient ...

Scientists have shared new details about a mysterious 'underground city' sitting beneath Egypt's Khafre Pyramid.

What were Egyptian hieroglyphs? The ancient Egyptians left behind written records on their buildings and on papyrus scrolls but how do we know what the writing means? What did the ancient ...

Ancient Egypt controlled parts of Sudan at times and Tombos was established as an Egyptian colony. Tombos is located at the third cataract of the Nile River in Sudan. In ancient times, this area ...