Goliath was a mighty Philistine warrior who appears as a giant in the Bible and was an enemy of the Israelites whom David killed.

A large ancient Egyptian fortress in the northern Sinai Desert had an elaborate landscape of 500 trees leading to its entrance more than 2,000 years ago, new excavations reveal. Archaeologists ...

Or what remedies filled the medicine cabinets of pyramid builders? Turns out, one of ancient Egypt’s most treasured healing plants still exists today — and modern science is finally catching ...

While this is the clearest known evidence for the ancient Egyptians understanding the Milky Way, others examples have also been found to reveal the knowledge of the cosmos. Ancient Egyptians were ...

Depictions of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess found on tombs and coffins dating back almost 5,000 years may represent a key feature of the Milky Way. After analyzing hundreds of images of the ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift"—the band along the Milky Way caused by dust clouds. This is the ...

Leave historians and researchers to grapple with those questions. You can just sit back and enjoy these 15 images of ancient Egypt from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest.

Now French researchers suggest that the ancient Egyptians' heavily painted eyelids did more than attract admirers—they also protected against eye infections. (Related: "Scorpion King's Wines ...

When the Nile flooded, Egyptians celebrated the feast of Opet, a joyous procession the carried statues of the gods from Karnak to Luxor. This 20th-century illustration by American artist Balage ...