Ix Ch'ak Ch'een joins a distinguished roster of known Maya queens including Yohl Ik'nal of Palenque, who ruled in the late 6th century, and Lady K'abel of El Peru-Waka', who held the title of kaloomte ...

With the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) set to officially open on November 1, 2025, Egypt is preparing to welcome world leaders ...

Rare photographs from a long-sealed Egyptian archaeological site are finally surfacing, revealing an enigmatic underground structure that has sparked intense debate among researchers for over a ...

In a remarkable archaeological breakthrough, a team from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has discovered a ...

One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last 10,000 years took place at the Greek island of Thera (Santorini) in the ...

Recently, Egypt has witnessed repeated incidents of disappearance and theft of rare artifacts from sites and museums under ...

Archaeologist Flinders Petrie documented unusual stone cores and grooves in Egypt that appear to have been made with tube drills.

Excavations are shedding light on what life was like at the ancient site, which may have once housed hundreds of soldiers at ...

The seized items include a funerary statue valued at $6 million that likely came from an archaeological site near the ancient ...

While the Egyptian pyramids are the most famous, they are not the only ones; in fact, one country has even more.

A new Met exhibit, "Divine Egypt," showcases more than 200 artifacts and focuses on the profound roles of deities like Anubis ...

Thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris and stole priceless jewelry in a seven-minute heist using disc cutters before ...