Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods: Osiris ...

Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...

Long drought cycles reshaped settlement choices in the Indus region. These climate stresses likely contributed to its slow ...

Ancient Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are all frequently cited as long-lasting civilizations, enduring for thousands of years. But which of these societies lasted the longest? It turns out, that's not ...

Step into the world of ancient Egypt, where the quest for immortality shaped a civilization's culture and creativity. The recent exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, showcasing a set of canopic ...

Highlights from this massive archaeological museum include the complete collection of treasures discovered within King Tut’s ...

Climate data offers clues to what might have happened to people of the Indus River Valley and how that might relate to our own warming world.

Successive major droughts, each lasting longer than 85 years, were likely a key factor in the eventual fall of the Indus ...

From honeyed bread and beer to figs, fish, and onions, the diet of ancient Egyptians reveals a civilization powered by ...

The Hong Kong Palace Museum has officially opened its highly anticipated exhibition, "Ancient Egyptian Civilization: Treasures from the Egyptian Museum," on November 20. This grand showcase has ...