When thinking about archaeology, many people often think about Hollywood films that depict adventurous archaeologists fighting off bad guys as they battle for control of a priceless artifact. Movies ...

Around 30 inscriptions, the majority in Tamil-Brahmi, have been identified in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, offering striking ...

After using the "Relative Erosion Method" to uncover how old the Great Pyramid of Giza is, Alberto Donini suggests it may date to 22916 B.C.E.

CHENNAI: In a discovery that reinforces the footprint of ancient Tamil civilisation across the globe, around 30 inscriptions, ...

Egypt unveiled the discovery of long corridor inside the Great Pyramid of Giza on Thursday, the first to be found on the structure’s north side. The corridor, which measures 9 meters (nearly 30 feet) ...

"Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than two millennia before some of the best-preserved drill sets." ...

Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt-and it was hidden in plain sight.

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

Archaeological excavations outside the ancient city of Megiddo shed light on the area's Bronze Age alcohol production and a potential folk cult. Reading time 3 minutes Archaeologists in Israel have ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...