Usimare Ramesses III (also written Ramses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last...

The Antikythera Mechanism is a mechanical astronomical instrument that was discovered in an ancient shipwreck at the beginning of the twen...

Medinet Habu is the name commonly given to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III , an important New Kingdom period structure in the locati...

The unsettling red liquid pooled around three decomposed mummies found inside a 2000-year-old burial chamber in the historic port city of...

One tomb from Ptolemaic-era burial shaft carved into the bedrock, another a child's grave: This was not an army camp Three tombs d...

Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (IPA: [mak.si.mi.ljɛ̃ fʁɑ̃.swa ma.ʁi i.zi.dɔʁ də ʁɔ.bɛs.pjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 17...

It seems the modern-day explorer just needs a laptop and Internet connection, rather than a bullwhip and a pair of binoculars. Using...

DNA research is shedding new light on the mysterious ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete and their counterparts on the Gre...

Ishtar Gate, enormous burnt-brick entryway located over the main thoroughfare in the ancient city of Babylon (now in Iraq). Built about 57...

Experts will analyze the ancient discovery in hopes of learning more about the lives of pre-Hispanic villagers in Managua. A 1,200-year...