The oldest confirmed case of the illness shows the bubonic plague circulated in North Africa thousands of years before the ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have uncovered a 3,500-year-old tomb in Egypt, believed to belong to King ...

An ancient Egyptian mummy has revealed a terrifying strain of bubonic plague that was present thousands of years before the ...

Marriage contracts and family roles reveal limits to female independence in ancient Egypt, as eldest sons held lasting power.

Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the ...

From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, Egyptian blue adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday pottery.

Local Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed the never-before-seen tombs of Egyptian officials, the Egyptian Ministry of ...