The Instructions of Amenemhat, also known as The Teaching of King Amenemhat I to His Son Senusret, is a literary work from ...

Egypt was home to the first known scientist, Imhotep, a brilliant Black physician. Famous for designing King Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the Egyptian polymath Imhotep (Greek: Imouthes, c.

African papyrus artistry, originating in Egypt and extending throughout the continent, entails the crafting of paper from the ...

Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

Learn more about the papyrus that contains detailed medical procedures from Ancient Egypt.

The excavation of two Egyptian tombs dating to the Roman period, between 29 B.C.E. and 641 C.E., just unveiled a wealth of ...

A claim that they received 4 to 5 liters of beer a day has appeared in social media posts, popular articles and books for ...

The papyrus revealed how the imperial state dealt with financial crimes - specifically tax fraud involving slaves - in Judaea ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...

Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly found ingot weighing more than five pounds. Archaeologists excavating the Domus Aurea, ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...