For the very first time, researchers have successfully decoded a complete genetic profile from an ancient Egyptian individual — the earliest such sequence ever studied, tracing back to the era when ...

A new study used 3D scanning to examine ancient jars in Pompeii taverns, revealing how Roman potters built the massive ...

Sophisticated new techniques produced a breakthrough.

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom. Researchers analyzed artifacts tied to Pharaoh Ahmose, gaining rare access to ...

Archaeologists had previously uncovered Greek papyri in mummies, but this discovery marks the first time a literary text has been found incorporated into the mummification process. Reading time 2 ...

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” stuck to its abdomen, in a first-of-its-kind discovery. While other ...

It might have been mummy’s favorite bedtime story. Archaeologists found part of Homer’s “The Iliad” stuffed inside a 1,600-year-old mummy’s abdomen — a surprising and first-of-its-kind find, experts ...

SPOKANE — As Spokane prepares to welcome Team Egypt for the World Cup this summer, locals now have a new way to experience Egyptian culture through food. Feteers, the city's first Egyptian restaurant, ...

It’s a classic day in New York City: The subways are delayed, one of us gets on going in the wrong direction, and we both end up arriving more than 15 minutes late for a food tour. Only, we’re not ...

A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological history. Geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University ...

HBO has officially greenlit a second season of its upcoming “Harry Potter” series, which will debut its first season this Christmas. The news aligns with the network’s plan to adapt all seven of J.K.