Today, China is again in the grips of a museum boom. But this time it means something else: a giant increase in visitors and ...

The Chinchorro people, who inhabited the coastal regions of what is now northern Chile and southern Peru beginning around 7000 BC, developed the earliest known artificial mummification techniques - ...

From Shakespeare’s notes to a 3D scan of the Titanic, here are the most exciting historical discoveries of the previous year.

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Imagine a time of scientific and mathematical innovation, magic, and fertile land irrigated by the great Nile River.

Queen Tiye of Egypt is regarded as the figure who paved the way for the world's major religions and was venerated as a ...

What do we really know about Jesus as a child? A look at the sparse Gospel accounts, the turbulent world of first-century ...

In ancient Judaism and early Christianity, angels were portrayed as powerful beings who guarded the Garden of Eden, ...

A cedarwood boat belonging to Egyptian Pharaoh King Khufu is being assembled at the Grand Egyptian Museum. The project, ...

While there are many ancient texts focusing on Jesus as a baby and as a man, much less is known about him as a child. Here’s ...

We walk you through the incestuous, murderous, and surprisingly relatable world of Egyptian deities at The Met.