The Botanical Gardens in Aswan are not only an aesthetic haven but also provide fertile ground for advancing horticultural ...

The ancient universities of India were intellectual powerhouses that attracted scholars from distant lands interested in studying mathematics and astronomy as well as philosophy and medicine.

A skull discovered nearly a century ago in Ephesos has long sparked speculation about its origin. Thought by some to belong to Arsinoë IV, Cleopatra’s sister, the artifact’s true identity eluded ...

An examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in Dorset in southwest England shows that two-thirds of the individuals were descended from a single maternal lineage. The cemetery was used ...

But the complexity of the pyramids poses a significant challenge to archaeologists studying ancient Egypt. How, exactly, did this civilisation construct such magnificent and technically precise ...

Join an extensive research department that covers Greek and Roman history, Classical literature, and ancient philosophy. Our virtual week took place October 2024 – to find out about future sessions to ...

Long fascinated by ancient Egyptian artefacts ... Interestingly, Hamilton had also acquired the sarcophagus of Pa-ba-sa, an Egyptian noble in the reign of Psamtik I (664-610 BCE).

He spent years attempting to crack it open using various tools, including a sledgehammer and even acid. However, the rock remained impenetrable and he couldn’t open it. Hole eventually took the ...

Shakespeare’s witches, with their "Eye of newt, and toe of frog," could well have been related to some of our Irish ancient ancestors if some of these remedies are to be believed. From healing ...

Early written records in Egypt from four millennia ago mention dwarfs and pygmies associated with the households of nobles ... an ancient percussion instrument, is thus part of "the long Egyptian ...