Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

The analysis provided new insights into the materials ancient Egyptians used for embalming, revealing how these practices ...

Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.

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Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin throughout the programme, plus up to three additional languages chosen from a wide selection including Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Sumerian, Syriac and ...

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of ...

Ancient jewelry is up for auction at Christie's on Feb. 4, where buyers can snag a piece of history for less than today's modern fine jewelry. Tamara Beckwith/NY Post Who needs jewelry fit for a ...

A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

The discovery of ancient artifacts in surprising places is not uncommon in a country as rich in history and archaeology as Greece. Relics are often unearthed during construction projects ...