Roman military officials stationed at an Egyptian port were crazy about their pets, and seem to have been particularly fond ...

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made ...

In a rare and exciting discovery, researchers at the University of Cambridge have uncovered a 4,000-year-old handprint on an ...

A rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.

Big adventures, tiny budgets. Explore Ohio’s waterfalls, museums, beaches, and storybook towns without spending more than $50 ...

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.

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

In a country known for the world’s oldest wonders, a new one now rises from the desert sands. More than 20 years in the making, the Grand Egyptian Museum opened this month to great fanfare, marking a ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in the world for a single civilization, and holds a total of around 100,000 ...