Archaeologists in Ephesus uncover a rare incense burner featuring the god Serapis, revealing ancient trade and religious ...

Aaron’s staff becomes a serpent, the magicians answer in kind, and the drama of the plagues begins with a warning Pharaoh refuses to hear.

The Amarna Letters contain records of ancient lords and rulers seeking to establish diplomatic ties with Egyptian pharaohs.

“Balanced” exhibition by Ashraf Shaker. The exhibition features 40 artworks executed in various materials, including metal, ...

This ancient crocodile never finished its last meal. More than 2,000 years after it died, researchers can still make out a ...

Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is ...

There's something about ancient civilizations that fascinates us even thousands of years later. Their architecture, ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Archaeologists diving off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, have discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old "pleasure barge" ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of ...

We've ranked the most interesting archaeological finds of all time, ranging from the intricate ruins of Machu Picchu to the ...

Affan Yesvi is a Sufi scholar, columnist, and entrepreneur. As a descendant of the 11th-century Sufi saint, Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi - a mystic, poet, and founder of the Yasaviyya Sufi order in Central ...