Mohamed Abdel Badi, head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, said early studies suggest the statue was first installed in Per ...

Archaeologists uncovered the largest known trove of ancient Egyptian “sticky notes”—broken pieces of inscribed pottery known ...

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A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient animal history is extremely difficult to reconstruct, for a number of reasons. Some of the earliest creatures in existence ...

A prehistoric hidden cave and hippo bones found beneath Pembroke Castle could transform understanding of ancient life in ...

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Archaeologists have discovered a cluster of Roman tombs beneath a modern street in Rome, revealing changing burial practices.

An extraordinary archaeological discovery has been made in Egypt's Minya Governorate, where a Roman-era tomb containing mummies with golden tongues has been unearthed at the historic site of ...

Thousands of years ago, an owl’s messy leftovers became prime real estate for some very determined bees. Deep inside a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, burrowing bees turned fossil bones ...

An ancient city — complete with a forum and a theater — was recently uncovered alongside a popular tourist destination in Italy, according to officials. In a translated announcement this month, the ...

Ancient animal history is extremely difficult to reconstruct, for a number of reasons. Some of the earliest creatures in existence were soft-bodied and microscopic, leaving behind very little evidence ...