A mummy in Egypt has yielded a shocking discovery: the DNA of the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis—thousands of years before ...

Archaeologists in Poland have unearthed 5,500-year-old megalithic tombs, dubbed the "Polish pyramids," in the Wielkopolska ...

British archaeologists recently helped uncover multistory buildings from the ancient Egyptian city Imet in the Nile Delta, ...

An ancient rock art near Aswan may show one of Egypt’s earliest rulers, revealing new clues about the birth of state power.

In Luxor, Egypt, a ‘lost city of gold’ is gradually revealing the story of its construction and sudden abandonment more than 3,000 years ago. Its remains could reveal more about the troubled years of ...

Marine archaeologists have hauled 22 of the gigantic stones from the bottom of Alexandria’s harbor. The stones will now be studied and digitally scanned so that researchers might build a 3D model of ...

Nine steps down a stone staircase in Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum, archaeologists discovered a host of hieroglyphic ...

New evidence reveals that the Pyramids in Egypt were built by paid workers, not slaves, reshaping views on ancient Egyptian ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered ancient tombs adorned with hieroglyphic inscriptions and rare artifacts.

Archaeologists have discovered a city in Peru thought to be about 3,500 years old. The city, called Penico, is likely to have ...

Archaeologists have unearthed in Egypt a long-lost Nile city containing homes, factories, and a ceremonial “causeway.” ...

A ground-breaking archaeological discovery in Egypt has cast fresh light on one of history’s most enduring mysteries: who ...