The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.

Jarvis began by recounting the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1940s by Bedouin shepherds near the ancient ...

Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...

An expert who specialises in the area of ancient manuscripts has claimed an ancient Egyptian scroll provides evidence which ...

The allegations are laid out in a papyrus that was discovered decades ago in the Judean desert but only recently analyzed.

Arguments still rage about how the pyramids were built, but a new discovery has taken giant steps toward the incredible truth ...

Liam McEvoy, a fourth-year UC Berkeley student majoring in anthropology and minoring in Egyptology, has spent much of his time on campus studying the cultural significance of the Egyptian blue ...

It comes just weeks after another major Egyptian discovery, which marked only the second royal tomb found since King Tutankhamun's over 100 years ago. In February, archaeologists uncovered King ...

Hamas has agreed to a new Egyptian proposal to release 5 hostages, including the American-Israeli Edan Alexander, in exchange for a renewed ceasefire, a Hamas source tells CNN. Hamas leader Khalil ...

Science news this week includes "cosmic tornadoes" and surprises from ancient Egypt. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Tombos Archaeological Project) Jump to: ...

The team systematically documented over 100 miles of cliffs and investigated 900 caves, within which they found thousands of artifacts, including scrolls, weapons, leather objects, and wooden ...