The latest work—led by the Archaeological Preservation and Registration sector of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Archaeology, the ...

An exploration of some of the oldest temples in the world, shedding light on the lives of ancient civilizations and their ...

The houses in Luxor seem to strive skyward, forever optimistic. From their roofs, brick columns rise to the heavens, ...

A hieroglyphic inscription bearing the name of Pharaoh Ramses III has been discovered in southern Jordan.

From 1570 to 1069 B.C., this city was the capital of Egypt, and every pharaoh who came to power launched a new construction project within its sprawling temple complex. For half a millennium ...

Viking® ( has announced its newest ship for the Nile River—the 82-guest Viking Amun—was “floated out,” marking a major ...

Hidden beneath the dense forests and rolling hills of Georgia lie ancient earthworks that whisper stories of a world long ...

By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...

Founded by Babur in 1526, the empire at its height covered an area that stretched from modern-day Afghanistan in central Asia ...

From the Bermuda Triangle to Antarctica's Blood Falls, we look at mysterious sites and stories from around the world.