The same force that paved the way for the Greek Golden Age sowed the seeds of its political collapse: individualism.

Buried in the rubble outside an ancient city, archaeologists have discovered golden diadems and mouthpieces stamped with ...

This early introduction to ancient history helps students learn about people, places and environments, as they explore how ...

Ancient Egypt has captivated people for centuries, inspiring countless books, documentaries, and blockbuster movies. Yet many ...

Six objects were handed to Egypt’s ambassador at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens ...

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

Archaeologists are uncovering chemical evidence inside ancient vessels that suggests religious rituals were far more intense ...

In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first ...

These unique pillars were once erected by pharaohs in honor of the sun god Re. As the monuments caught on, they were moved around the world. Obelisks over KarnakTwo of three obelisks at the Temple of ...

The exhibition is the product of the British Museum in Your Classroom programme where schools get access to the institution’s ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...