From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

A team of French and Swiss archaeologists has unearthed a remarkable Egyptian tomb dating back ... expertise is captured through detailed hieroglyphic inscriptions. This discovery offers an ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

Part of a decree issued by Egyptian priests in honor of the pharaoh Ptolemy III. (Like the Rosetta Stone, the limestone carving features three scripts: hieroglyphs, demotic and Greek.) Image A ...

A lesser-known period in Egyptian history has just been unearthed ... “However, ancient tomb robbers damaged the hieroglyphic texts, and not enough survives to read the king’s name.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II, a ...

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Lina Annab announced the discovery of a Pharaonic hieroglyphic inscription featuring a royal seal (cartouche) belonging to Pharaoh Ramses III (1186–1155 BC) in Wadi ...

Researchers reviewed data from more than 56 million pregnancies to examine the connection between diabetes and A.D.H.D., autism and intellectual disability. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Nina ...

While simple, these early inscriptions give us a glimpse into how writing helped shape Egyptian society. In 2017, a huge discovery was made in Egypt– a collection of giant hieroglyphs near the ...

Ancient Egyptian cursive and the yet-untranslated hieroglyphics. Known as the Rosetta Stone, this trilingual slab presented an unmatched opportunity to unlock the stories of the Ancient Egyptians.