I was drawn to the outskirts of Cairo by the colossal complex in the desert — a towering site that arose over decades, built ...

From the architectural wonders of ancient Egypt to the mountain gorillas of Rwanda - Africa is a continent of incredible ...

Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.

Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...

Oldest gym membership written in Greek on papyrus 1,800 years ago reveals structured athletic life in Roman Egypt.

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands ...

Observer recently caught up with the Pictures Generation artist to learn more about how his practice has evolved and the role ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

Pelletier discovered seven previously undocumented messages carved into the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk in Paris.

Going back some 5,000 years, the "hand" unit of measurement based on the width of the human hand remains the standard for ...

By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...