The world’s first lock and key system was invented in ancient Egypt around 4000 BCE. Made of wood, it used simple pins and ...

Did a bankrupt Egypt attempt to hitch an anonymous ride for an unpopular pharaoh into immortality? His 225 personal retainers ...

Italian scientists claim a colossal underground complex lies 3,500 feet beneath Egypt's pyramid, sparking intrigue and debate ...

Ancient Egyptians developed a pregnancy test over 3,000 years ago—using barley and wheat seeds to detect hormonal changes.

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Long drought cycles reshaped settlement choices in the Indus region. These climate stresses likely contributed to its slow ...

Netflix's upcoming Assassin's Creed series is reportedly venturing into Ancient Rome, a new historical setting for the ...

Macomb County Public Works will continue to use 2,500-year-old technology to ensure residents in the St. Clair Shores area can continue to flush freely and avoid basement flooding and occasional nasty ...

Yet, having stood for over 4,500 years, historians and archaeologists are continuing to uncover new details about the pyramids. For almost as long as they have existed, the pyramids in Egypt were ...

Due to some health reasons, some souls who braved the ink needle should be wary of the laser when having their body art ...

The Indus Valley civilization, located in present-day Pakistan and India, went through four periods of intense drought, which ...