Who invented makeup? While no single person did, the first recorded use traces back to ancient Egypt, where beauty was a mix ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift" ...

Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier says he has identified seven sets of crypto-hieroglyphs on the 75-foot-tall structure, which ...

The Valley of the Kings and other bucket-list Egyptian destinations offer a glimpse into millennia-old majesty and artistry ...

In a Queensland river where natural gas seeps up through the water, many living creatures have come to depend on it for their ...

Pelletier discovered seven previously undocumented messages carved into the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk in Paris.

The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ... Ancient Egyptian Mummified Bodies Smell 'Woody,' 'Spicy' and 'Sweet' Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified ...

During the springtime festival, ancient Egyptians would offer salted fish and other foods to their gods, to coincide with the spring equinox. During this period, which corresponds to the era of ...

Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists working at Abydos, an archaeological site in an ancient city, discovered a new tomb. Credit: Siri Challa Penn researchers, working in conjunction with Egyptian ...

Ancient Egyptians regularly mummified crocodiles in elaborate ceremonies in dedication to their crocodile god Sobek. A study of one of these crocodiles reveals details about the animal’s death ...

CAIRO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a tomb dating back more than 4,000 years at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism and ...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 revealed an ancient structure that is a remnant of the Third Burmese Empire. Experts say the structure is likely a part of a royal "water ...