On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an archaeological site named for a mound roughly in the shape of a horseshoe, or ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are restoring the legend of a forgotten superpower.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was ...

Findings uncovered in the gold mines of Ghozza are shedding a dark light on one of the most powerful ancient civilizations.

Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

The Great Pyramids of Egypt have been the source of fascination and mysticism for generations, with their daunting structures ...