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

The oldest confirmed case of the illness in an ancient Egyptian mummy has shown the bubonic plague was around thousands of ...

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

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

More than five millennia ago, an Egyptian weaver created a simple, tailored linen dress, likely not realizing just how long ...

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

Several tombs of high-ranking Ancient Egyptian officials were recently uncovered by local archaeologists, shedding new light ...

The scientific name for the infection, Yersinia pestis, wiped out vast swathes of Europe but this new finding means ...