At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...

The grave robbers sacked the tomb, and didn't leave any remains of the king's mummy or sarcophagus behind, Wegner said.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported the discovery of a royal tomb from the Abydos Dynasty in the “Jabal ...

The Maya civilization, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cultures, flourished across present-day Mexico, Guatemala, ...

In most civilisations, writing was invented chiefly for documenting information related to commerce. For example, the Proto-Cuneiform script of ancient Mesopotamia, written on clay tablets, kept a ...

The research describes a leopard-sized creature nicknamed Bastetodon after an ancient Egyptian goddess. Boasting a robust bite and sharp, slicing teeth, this newly discovered predator would have ...

According to the statement, B. syrtos likely feasted on the ancient relatives of modern-day hippos, elephants and primates. The discovery prompted the researchers to reanalyze a group of lion-size ...

With sharp catlike teeth and a doglike body, ancient carnivores called hyaenodonts were once at the top of the food chain, but the entire lineage was wiped out about 25 million years ago ...

In the heart of the jungle, surrounded by beautiful greenery, lies Tikal - a once great city and ceremonial centre of the ancient Maya ... emergence of Maya hieroglyphic writing and complex ...