Candy is everywhere nowadays, but have you ever wondered where it all started? The first candy in history might surprise you, ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

Pelletier discovered seven previously undocumented messages carved into the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk in Paris.

The domestication of grapevine was a slow process in Italy, taking place over thousands of years, according to a study ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

Swedish furniture store IKEA has been slammed on social media over its Passover Seder post... which didn't include any ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine ...

Sailors with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group are celebrating an ancient story of liberation this week as they battle ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II ...

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...