Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the ...

In 1872, two British men took three artifacts from the Great Pyramid of Giza. These are the only known items ever removed ...

Archaeologists restore Egypt's Esna Temple to its 2,000-year-old glory, revealing lost constellations and vibrant hieroglyphics hidden for centuries.

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Egyptian zodiac signs originate from ancient Egyptian astrology, often linked to the deities and their influence on life. Nick Brundle Photography / Getty Images ...

From ancient cave paintings to contemporary protest art, graffiti has evolved into a powerful medium for social commentary and change. The roots of graffiti can be traced back to prehistoric times, ...

A huge discovery has been made in the area of Ancient Egypt where ... discovered in 1922. Egypt is full of surprises (Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty Images) Situated 340 miles from the ...

No sci-fi depiction of Ancient Egypt or even an alien corpse lying around. But instead of feeling like some great discovery, it just felt like an excuse to put spaceships at the end. It also ...

Archaeologists excavating the region in Egypt where King Tutankhamun was discovered have shared a game changing discovery with authorities which they say “reconstructs history,” as we ...

Ahmad Hasaballah / Getty Images Ancient Egypt was primarily ruled by men, with only a handful of women successfully coming to power. One of them was Hatshepsut, the sixth pharaoh of the 18th ...

A new open access volume, Contemporary Art and the Display of Ancient Egypt, authored by Alice Stevenson (UCL Institute of Archaeology), is now available. Contemporary Art and the Display of Ancient ...