Authorities say the men scoured the Abu Qir Bay seafloor not far from Alexandria on the shores of the Mediterranean.

An excavation of three Viking graves in Norway reveals beads, coin jewelry and a stone carved to look like female genitalia.

Egyptian authorities have arrested two men for attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the bottom of the sea, ...

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in a variety of ways, including having feasts, giving gifts, and exposing ...

Owing to her purported beauty and allure, even today, many wonder how Cleopatra VII dressed, styled her hair, and wore her ...

It was discovered at the upper part of a tomb dating back over 3,000 years to the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom period ...

A Johns Hopkins archaeologist recycles a 20-year-old hypothesis that small clay cylinders found in an ancient tomb reset the ...

Egyptian military structures were strategically built along routes in the northwestern Nile Delta to bolster defense against ...

INDEX: Nubia When discussing the civilisations of the Nile Valley, many histories focus almost exclusively on the role of Egypt. But this approach ignores the emergence further so ...

Artifacts found at the Taposiris Magna Temple site in Egypt. The temple was dedicated to Osiris, a major deity in the ancient Egyptian pantheon, associated with the afterlife, death and rebirth.

When the jewelry is handmade, it becomes more than just an accessory. Handmade jewelry adds a touch of thoughtfulness to the ...

Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and suspect it may be of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII. The dig also ...