The Egyptian hieroglyphic ankh looks kind of similar to the Christian cross. This has lead some conspiracy theorists to argue that Christians copied the ankh for their own religious symbol: the cross.

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.

A tiny Ancient Egyptian artefact has been discovered in a UK city it is believed to be around 3,000 years old and originally ...

Museum officials said the bread is “believed to be up to 3,000 years old.” It’s unclear who collected the sample, when they ...

A large international team of researchers has discovered that the mosquitoes that live in London's underground subway evolved ...

Excavation of a 2,500-year-old burial site revealed tombs of trade caravans from Yemen, Phoenicia and Egypt that traveled through the Land of Israel.

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 ...

and its ancient symbolism, which experts have long argued over, before he embarks on his quest to unravel the significance of the Egyptian preoccupation with death and the afterlife." In what is ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The future of the defunct Crook Point Bascule Bridge is, much like itself, still up in the air. The 117-year-old railroad bridge was abandoned in 1976 due to declining ...