The Curse of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb: Separating Fact from Fiction
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King Tutankhamun’s tomb is one of the most famous archaeological discoveries in history. Discovered by British Egyptologist Howard Carter in…
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Unwritten Mystery: Why Doesn’t Tutankhamun’s Dagger Rust?
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In 1922, Howard Carter unearthed a burial in the Valley of the Kings, containing many unique objects of ancient Egyptian…
10 Most Significant Treasures Found in Tutankhamun’s Tomb in Pictures
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Tutankhamun’s subjects regarded him partly as a god and partly as a man. In 1323 BC, his death put an…
Akhenaten: The Enigmatic Pharaoh Who Shaped Egypt’s Religious Landscape
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A Radical Transformation: Monotheism in Ancient Egypt Akhenaten, an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s New Kingdom, is one of history’s…
Archeologists Make “Dream Find” After Excavating 3,300-year-Old Stone Sarcophagus
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The recently-found Sarcophagus, remarkably intact and well-preserved, is thought to have belonged to an ancient Egyptian nobleman who served as…
Ancient Artworks: 8 Iconic Works of Art from the Ancient World
I recently wrote about some of the instruments that shaped humanity and realized that amidst the development of civilization, a…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Egypt’s Valley of the Monkeys
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The Valley of the Monkeys is a closed alley adjacent to the Valley of the Kings. It is more commonly…
Why Do Statues of Egyptian Pharaohs Have Broken Noses?
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Scientists have noticed that many ancient Egyptian pharaoh statues lack noses. At first, it was attributed to the fact that…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the 5000-Year-Old Egyptian Abydos Boats
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The ancient Egyptian site of the Abydos boats represents a whole fleet of ships found in the sands of Abydos…
Unwritten Mystery: Did Ancient Civilizations Know the Secrets of Levitation?
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The more we explore our planet, the more mysteries we encounter. Thousands of years ago, countless ancient civilizations called the…
10 Great Ancient Egyptian Discoveries That Changed History
The evolution of the Egyptian civilization bore evidence to the culture of different nations. First, it was seized by the…
What if Tools Used to Build Ancient Monuments Were Never Lost?
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Thousands of years ago, humankind erected mind-boggling ancient structures. Many of these monuments have fascinated humankind for centuries. When discussing…
5 Archaeological Discoveries That Changed the World
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Can you imagine how our modern world would look like if archaeology did not exist? In what other way would…
Older Than History: 3 Ancient Cities That Predate Pyramids by Around 5,000 Years
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Yes, the pyramids are among the oldest monumental structures on the surface of the planet. But just because the pyramids…
Stunning 360-Video of the Interior of Ancient Egypt’s Great Pyramid
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most remarkable ancient structures ever built by the hands of man….
3 Videos Revealing the Core of the Great Pyramid of Giza
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Many people have dreamt about traveling to Egypt and seeing the pyramids up close, but few have had the opportunity….
Why The Great Sphinx is Absent From Egypt’s Ancient Records
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The Great Sphinx of Giza is perhaps the only ancient monument on the planet’s surface that can outshine the Pyramids….
5 Incredible Things People Don’t But Should Know About the Great Pyramid of Giza
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No other ancient monument on the planet’s surface has the ability to leave one breathless as the Great Pyramid of…
3 Things You Should Know About The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
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The most famous pyramids on Earth, although not the most numerous, are located in modern-day Egypt. The three perhaps most…
This is the Last Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Ever Built
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The Pyramid of Ahmose marked the end of the Egyptian Pyramid Building era It was the last pyramid of Egypt,…
More than Pyramids: 5 Discoveries from Ancient Egypt You Should Know Of
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Although many people know Egypt because of its pyramids–the Great Pyramid especially–this African country is more than just pyramids. Egypt…
5 Confounding Treasures of Ancient Egypt that Changed History
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Among its many treasures, Egypt’s lands are home not only to more than 100 pyramids but to ancient cities, temples,…