A small statue discovered under a temple wall at the site of an ancient Egyptian city may depict Cleopatra ... A fragment of another bust depicting a king wearing the "Nemes" — a headdress ...

which features treasures from King Tut's tomb, including his golden funeral mask. And although it costs an additional 100 Egyptian pounds (or $11) to enter, the Mummy Room should be high on your ...

While Netflix's content has focused on some historical true crime cases, these are mostly from the last century or so. But ...

National Geographic's enterprising photographers have helped readers explore and learn about our beautiful world through their images for more than a century. Here is their best work from the past ...

British archaeologists and their American investor ship an Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus to London but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb.

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago. An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her ...

It was no doubt a fantastical death, worthy of a pharaoh Ask Smithsonian: How Long Can a Person Hold Their Breath? (01:32) Ask Smithsonian: What's the Point of Earwax? (01:06) Ask Smithsonian ...

Ancient Greek art spans a period between about 900 and 30 BCE and is divided into four periods: Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. Throughout that period, artists worked with a wide ...

A 2,000-year-old, gold-tongued mummy and other important artifacts have also been unearthed at the tomb in recent years. It’s believed to be the final resting place of the Egyptian queen — a ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...