Oldest gym membership written in Greek on papyrus 1,800 years ago reveals structured athletic life in Roman Egypt.

Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

A new study suggests this 3,600-year-old vial unearthed in Iran may be the oldest red lipstick ever found. The lipstick ...

From sailing on the ship that once welcomed Agatha Christie to levels of luxury worthy of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, find ...

The papyrus containing the only word written by Cleopatra herself that has survived to the present day. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In the display cases of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin ...

An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of ...

The power of Ramses III spread over key routes and was marked by rock inscriptions in his name—one has been found in Wadi Rum ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...