Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

For the first time, visitors will see ancient artifacts from the Griffin Warrior Tomb, during an exhibition in Greece ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

Rashid's must-read, millennia-spanning history, cleverly wrought from tablets written in the world's oldest script ...

In the third uncovered grave, more evidence of archery was discovered. “The third grave is remarkably well-preserved,” ...

As the early morning mist clears with the sunrise, a unique group of international practitioners of the ancient art of Mamluk archery gathers on a dune top overlooking scattered camel pens and small ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin throughout the programme, plus up to three additional languages chosen from a wide selection including Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Sumerian, Syriac and ...

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of ...

Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has ratcheted up the pressure on Egypt to take in Palestinians from Gaza, raising the prospect that the US ...

US and Egyptian security contractors are screening Palestinian vehicles travelling from southern to northern Gaza under the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, a ...