In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

We begin in Egypt in 1890, as a body is boxed up and shipped out to none other than Woodstone Mansion. As the box is wheeled ...

Archaeologists discovers 13 wooden coffins in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara. GM lays off more than 1,700 at ...

The exhibit appeared in Houston; San Francisco; Sydney, Paris, and Cologne before arriving in Japan in March. Continued ...

Some of the recent advances in the quest to catch a whiff of history are featured in the new book Scents of Arabia: ...

Here are some long hidden artifacts—from King Tut's treasures to underwater antiquities—getting their debut at the Grand ...

Out of that beautiful abundance, a dream was born: that Egypt should build a new museum worthy of the vastness of its history - one that would present its antiquities through a modern scientific and ...

After years of anticipation, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) beside the Pyramids of Giza is finally opening. Over 100,000 ...

Is it the long-faded colors of ancient artifacts from all around the world or the hushed sounds of visitors discussing what ...

The ancient Egyptians ran an efficiently organised health service which was open to everyone, irrespective of wealth or class ...

With preparations ongoing to unveil one of the most anticipated cultural events of the century, Ahram Weekly shares some of the highlights of the opening ...

The colossal project dates back to the 1990s. The huge site, next to the pyramids of Giza, is billed as the largest museum in ...