Evidence of textile workshops demonstrates that girls’ labour was valued enough to be documented in administrative records ...

A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of ...

A discovery in the sands of Egypt has offered a different perspective for scientists as they examine the lives of ancient ...

Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books. The Internet Archive keeps the record straight by preserving government websites, news publications, historical documents, and more. If you find ...

The researchers shared their surprising findings in a new study that highlights the importance of using science to examine art and antiquity.

An example of a magical text from the 5th century CE. What can it tell us about the beliefs and practices of ancient individuals living in Greco-Roman Egypt?

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

Egyptian archaeologists uncovered an ancient Pharaonic wall, bronze workshops, and child coffins in Luxor, Egypt.

(How ancient Egyptians—from kings to commoners—strived for eternal life.) Nicknamed the Royal Cache, this tomb (known to experts as TT320 or DB320) originally housed the bodies of the high ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Egyptian blue is a color that is over 5,000 years old. From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, this brilliant blue pigment adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday ...

Replicas of Egyptian Blue can be found at your local art store, but nobody has made it authentically for at least hundreds of years. RELATED: Archaeologists unearthed an ancient furniture order.