When one hears "Unusual Ancient Egyptian God" you rarely ever think "Snake With Legs" but this one is just that, and was ...

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses I sat longer at Emory University than he did on the throne. His presumptive remains now lay encased in glass at Egypt’s Luxor Museum, a simple cloth draped from his ...

Kathleen Martinez, who has been searching for the tomb of Cleopatra for nearly 20 years, has uncovered a statue believed to ...

This is the first time that major deities have been found depicted on a relief from an ancient Assyrian palace.

A new analysis of hundreds of obsidian artifacts from the Aztec Empire has revealed the vast trade networks that supplied ...

In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.

CAIRO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- In a corner of the Textile Hall of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization ... to honor the patient hands of expert artifact restorers as part of the NMEC's ...

CAIRO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has recovered 21 illegally smuggled ancient artifacts from Australia, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. Working with Australian authorities, Egypt's ...

Be honest, how effective do you consider crocodile dung would be as a contraceptive? It's one of the less bizarre items in a new Radio 4 programme on the history of family planning. Some of the ...

The president spoke with House Republicans for more than an hour on Tuesday in what appeared to be part pep rally, part pressure campaign. She's the brains behind the best-selling novels loved by ...