In 1922, King Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered, revealing much information about the ancient Egyptians. He is the most famous of all the Egyptian kings we know of. But even today, experts are still ...

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In the collections of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is a small copper-alloy tool from a cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt. It is just 63 millimeters long ...

Ancient Greek mercenaries under Xenophon clashed with mountain tribes linked to the ancestors of the Kurds in 401 BC.

Archaeologists in Uzbekistan have uncovered 80,000-year-old arrowheads, possibly crafted by Neanderthals.

Ancient burial discoveries in Siberia reveal how Siberian tomb art helps researchers accurately date early rock carvings.

The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical tools from Egypt’s pre-Pharaonic history.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Re-examination of an Egyptian artifact discovered about 100 years ago led researchers to realize it is an ancient “bow drill.”The copper and leather ...

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