For six centuries, the body of Alexander the great lay in a monumental tomb in at heart of Alexandria. After a series of disasters, the tomb vanished. The conqueror's body, however, may have survived.

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the ...

Tomb II was found to be lavishly furnished and untouched by looters. It was quickly hailed as the resting place of Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great. Yet ... a controversial 2015 study led ...

EXCLUSIVE: A trio of Canal+ history docs have notched wide international sales. Series on Alexander the Great, the Egyptian ruler, Ramses, and the Vikings have all found new international homes during ...

Perhaps the museum’s biggest draw will be its massive collection related to King Tutankhamun, the boy Pharaoh who ruled Egypt ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Chronicles: Alexander the Great Embark on Alexander the Great’s epic journey in this narrative-driven campaign ...

A road project in Shanxi Province uncovered a Tang dynasty tomb from 736 AD, adorned with murals depicting daily life, including grinding flour, making pasta, and leading horses. The paintings feature ...

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Egyptian officials are frantically searching for an ancient limestone painting taken from an ancient tomb — the latest in a series of high-profile artifact thefts. Mohamed Ismail, secretary-general of ...

A large relief was recently stolen from the tomb of Old Kingdom royal vizier Khentika in the necropolis of Saqqara. The relief depicts a rare scene of the vizier painting the three Egyptian seasons of ...

When a total solar eclipse plunged North America into darkness on the afternoon of April 8, 2024, the songbirds in Bloomington, Ind., suddenly fell silent. In the middle of the forest, the only sounds ...