Imagine a time of scientific and mathematical innovation, magic, and fertile land irrigated by the great Nile River. Ancient ...

Ancient Egypt is one of the most fascinating ancient civilizations out there. A culture so distinctive that we still marvel ...

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

The exhibition On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt opened to the public at the Shanghai Museum on July 19, marking a significant milestone in cultural exchange between China and ...

Research on the origins of the ancient Egyptian language suggests deep links to migration, desertification and cultural ...

CAIRO — Egypt on Saturday was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, the world's largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilization — a megaproject also aimed at boosting the country's ...

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

A sarcophagus that contained the mummified remains of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses the Great is part of an exhibition that’s getting an extended run in Japan’s capital city. Ramses the Great and the Gold ...

In this inaugural episode of Ancient Civilizations, we explore the Garden of Eden with several scholars who have peered past the accepted tales to reveal a forgotten history of the birth of humanity.