Libraries have long been revered not only as repositories of knowledge but also as architectural masterpieces. From the oldest libraries to those with stunning architectural features, these spaces ...

The life, reign, and legacy of Rameses II, one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Exploring dynastic history, ...

Tattoos are rare in the archaeological record, because skin rarely survives the centuries. But in the permafrost of the Altai ...

The ancient tattoos, which would have required trained artistry and hours of work, would be difficult for even modern ...

Archaeologists are simply refusing to give up on unearthing incredible histories hidden for millennia in Egypt.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered an “anomaly” which could reveal a secret portal underneath the tombs of Pharaohs. Researchers ...

Caspari and his colleagues turned to cutting-edge infrared photography to image in three dimensions the tattoos on the arms ...

The so-called 'ice mummies' of Siberia's Altai mountains are an exception, since their deep burial chambers encased in ...

A 4,000-year-old handprint has been discovered at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, United Kingdom, on a 'soul house’—a ...

A new analysis used near-infrared photography to shed light on the methods and tools for creating tattoos in the Early Iron ...

Ancient cultural blending is shown by the Egyptian genome. This is a genetic connection to Mesopotamia dating back nearly ...

In central Egypt's Tuna al-Gebel region, a New Kingdom-era cemetery dating back 3,500 years has yielded a rare treasure: a ...