Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered rare papyrus scrolls — and the "valuable" items are yielding remarkable insights. The eight rare papyri, found along with a "cache of colorful coffins of Amun ...

An ancient workshop unearthed in Egypt may offer new evidence for the Bible’s story of Moses. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that researchers discovered a copper smelting ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...