Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both ...

Best-selling Swiss author Erich von Daeniken, who built a lucrative career on his argument, rubbished by scientists and ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

Sixteen 5,200-year-old canoes have been discovered under Lake Mendota in the U.S., making most of them older than the ...

Researchers have long speculated about the purpose and meaning of pointy “head cones” depicted in Egyptian art. Now they’ve ...

Visitors look at the tomb of Amenhotep III, in the Valley of Kings in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt, on Saturday, as it opened to visitors for the first time in more than two decades. AMR NABIL/AP ...

Dive into the world of ancient Egyptian religion through Seti I’s sarcophagus, featuring the full text of the Book of the Gates, intricate hieroglyphs, and symbols of the afterlife. Discover how these ...

Applying the longest average reign length from the historical period to the six pre-Alexander I monarchs yields a foundation date of 573 BC, which the researchers round to 575 BC. This mathematical ...

A new book by historian and archaeologist Eve MacDonald paints a more complete portrait of the once-great African society ...

New research shows Karnak Temple was built on a rare island of high ground formed as Nile river channels shifted thousands of ...