An excavation at the Tell Abu Sefeh site in Egypt revealed sophisticated military fortifications from the Ptolemaic and Roman ...

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week it had successfully recovered a rare trove of smuggled ...

A rare gold coin dating back over two millennia to the reign of Ptolemy I — one of Alexander the Great's generals and founder of ancient Egypt's last royal dynasty — is also part of the ...

A huge false door made out of pink granite uncovered the tomb of an Ancient Egyptian prince dating back over 4,000 years, ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

Archaeologists confronted by a false door at an excavation site were stunned to find that it led to the tomb of Egyptian royalty. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

An ancient woman’s recently discovered, richly adorned gravesite is helping archeologists better understand the complex gender relationships in South America’s oldest known civilization.

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of ...

The items spanned centuries and included a range of styles from different eras of ancient ... between Egypt's consulate, the New York District Attorney's Office and American security agencies ...