In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 ...

Egypt’s most surprising destinations aren’t in Cairo—several cities across the country are blending modern growth with deep ...

A new genetic study reveals that domestic cats arrived in Europe from North Africa around 2,000 years ago, challenging the ...

A new genome study is providing some insight into the matter by determining the timing of a key milestone in feline ...

Built during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, the pyramids on the Giza Plateau has been drawing visitors for thousands of years. The earliest records of tourists dates back to the 5 th century BCE, when Greek ...

Did a bankrupt Egypt attempt to hitch an anonymous ride for an unpopular pharaoh into immortality? His 225 personal retainers ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is selected for places that possess outstanding universal value for humanity in terms or ...

Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Sudan’s Bayuda Desert has unearthed a forgotten African kingdom.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a 3,000-year-old gold mining and processing complex that opens a rare window into how ...

The arrival of modern humans in Australia around 60,000 years ago has long been shrouded in mystery and debate. Recent ...

Archaeologist Shadia Abdrabo is working to create an online database of Sudan's archaeological sites and museum collections ...