Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a long-lost pyramid buried beneath the sands of Dahshur, an ancient royal necropolis. The discovery, made during excavation work near some of Egypt’s oldest ...

Explore the surprising scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing woody and sweet notes that defy expectations.

Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Follow archaeologists as they discover a long-lost ancient cemetery in Egypt’s sacred ...

Professor Christian de Vartavan shares groundbreaking insights into the search for Alexander the Great's tomb and the fate of ...

Museum officials said the bread is “believed to be up to 3,000 years old.” It’s unclear who collected the sample, when they ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient tombs with artifacts in Israel's Negev Desert revealing trade connections with distant civilizations.

Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have just opened a sealed pyramid for the first time in 4,000 years—but what they found inside wasn’t ...

Excavations of a 2500-year-old tomb compound in the Negev desert in southern Israel revealed ancient trade caravans traveling ...

That was the case recently when a remarkable discovery from the Copper Age was made during an otherwise routine dig for a new ...