That was the case recently when a remarkable discovery from the Copper Age was made during an otherwise routine dig for a new ...

Who, with thy hollow breast/Still in rude armor drest,/Comest to daunt me ... journey to the afterlife,” a practice not dissimilar to the practice of placing resin or linen wrapped foods in tombs in ...

In 1862, an American antiquities dealer was in an Egyptian marketplace, squinting at a scroll. The scroll was written in hieratic, a type of ancient Egyptian cursive, and the dealer, Edwin Smith, wasn ...

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...

Well, one physicist tried to figure that out. VICE reports that Seamus Blackley, more famous as the man behind Xbox, had the chance of a lifetime to bake some bread using 4,500-year-old yeast that was ...

This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...

Rare and exceptional artworks and relics from the world’s most acclaimed cultures will cross the auction block along with ...

Tel Habwa, situated approximately 100 miles northeast of Cairo along the Suez Canal, was positioned on the ancient "Horus Road" that connected Egypt to the Gaza Strip through the Sinai Peninsula. This ...

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The term Egyptian cotton gets thrown around a lot as shorthand for very fancy sheets, but not all Egyptian cotton is created equal. Some sheets made from Egyptian cotton will be certified as such ...