A new theory suggests the Step Pyramid of Djoser was constructed using ancient high-tech machinery instead of what experts ...

Researchers say a fossil jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors.

A newly discovered settlement in the north-western Nile delta was built by the Egyptian New Kingdom perhaps 3500 years ago ...

Archeological work at Ramses II's mortuary, known as the Ramesseum, has uncovered a school, stone workshops, and storage ...

A scientific discovery has pointed towards Tutankhamun’s possible cause of death, 100 years after his tomb's discovery.

Were the Hittites of the Bible the same as those of the Hittite Empire? While this is a common assumption, what do the facts ...

What false historical information appeared online on April Fool’s Day this year? Did a Hittite document really prove the Trojan War?

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

Details of the victims have not yet been released, but two children were reported among the dead. Another 39 people were rescued after the vessel sank in the Red Sea on Thursday morning. Six ...

It was once the capital of the Hittite Empire, a great power in the late Bronze Age around 1650 to 1200 BC. The cuneiform tablets discovered there and in other Hittite sites represent one of the ...