The drachma and obol, two cornerstone currencies of ancient Greece, revolutionized trade and symbolized the power and ...

An ancient-inspired dish from Egypt: tender, juicy camel hump roasted in a tandoor, a meal once considered food of the gods. Missing hiker found in ‘bad shape' used shorts to bandage feet, Idaho ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert. Gaza awaits the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, its link ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Hawaii, Easter Island and other exotic places. With special ...

Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

Scholars were wrong about prehistoric Sicily. Davide Tanasi, a professor at the University of South Florida, has new evidence that not only were horses present on the Mediterranean island earlier than ...

Modern Kazakhstan is built upon a foundation of different cultures, khanates, and empires across history. A routine fire patrol, operating some 200 miles northwest of the country's capital, Astana, ...

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

Archaeologists have discovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of Egypt, which they believe likely served as a major maritime hub during the time of Cleopatra VII, the country's last pharaoh. The ...

A 112-million-year-old chironomid fly (Diptera: Nematocera) is preserved in amber from Ecuador's Genoveva quarry, representing South America's first discovery of ancient insects trapped in fossilized ...

The 3,000-year-old gold and lapis bracelet, once owned by Pharaoh Amenemope, was being restored ahead of a loan to a museum in Rome. A similar gold and lapis lazuli bracelet recently went missing from ...

If it pans out, it’s a big deal. Scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration caused a stir last week when they announced they had found potential signs of ancient microbial life on ...