According to a CNN report, the site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah has been discovered in Iraq using historical accounts and ...

The succession crisis that gripped Egypt near the end of the 18th Dynasty not only plunged the lives of Amenhotep III’s surviving family members into turmoil, it also sealed the fate of an ...

Perhaps one of the most surprising mysteries still surrounding the family of King Tutankhamun is the identity of his mother. She is never mentioned in an inscription and, even though the pharaoh ...

For three years after his 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, archaeologist Howard Carter did not think much about an undecorated wooden box that turned out to contain two small resin ...

A 10-by-6-inch piece of papyrus is, researchers now believe, part of the world’s first book. And, like many of the volumes that fill offices, libraries, and homes, it has had many lives.

The Lone Star State is home to a rich heritage of archaeology and history, from 14,000-year-old stone tools to the famed Alamo. Explore this interactive map—then plan your own exploration.

There are mountains plunging into the sea from hundreds of meters, there are fjords, tall mountain peaks, northern lights and midnight sun. There are uniquely Norwegian Stave Churches, UNESCO ...

Painting of King David, Old Dongola, Sudan(Photo by Adrian Chlebowski/Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology/University of Warsaw) Painting of Virgin Mary, Old ...

The ancient city of Troy was located along the northwest coast of Asia Minor, in what is now Turkey. It occupied a strategic position on the Dardanelles, a narrow water channel that connects the ...

7 Deer day sign (left), drawing of 7 Deer day sign (right)(Image by Heather Hurst and illustration by David Stuart, drawing by David Stuart) An inch-wide image of a deer’s head discovered at the ...

The Espíritu Santo had three astrolabes aboard. But the navigation instruments didn't help one stormy night in 1554 when the Spanish vessel and two sister ships wrecked off the Texas coast.