The fourth-century residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by Egypt on ...

Egypt has never advanced this far in the World Cup. A Seattle-area barber hopes his haircuts for the team are bringing them luck.

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From Dunhuang murals to Wudang martial arts, young people are giving ancient traditions new meaning across borders at the World Youth Development Forum. Young delegates from around the world pose for ...

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Scholars for the first time identified chemical signatures of the components of a liquid concoction contained in a Bes mug. A new technique helped identify a sample flavored with honey, sesame seeds, ...

If you think that having watched the movies “Spartacus” (1960) and “Gladiator” (2000) gave you a fairly good idea of the life of the gladiator in ancient Rome, you have another think coming. That ...

Chuck Norris, beloved action star and core figure in internet lore, has passed away at the age of 86. In addition to his A-List identity, Chuck Norris was a well-respected practitioner and instructor ...

Think you’ll forget it? Write it down. Apparently, this approach for remembering grocery lists, house chores, deliveries, and the like was also a huge part of life for ancient Egyptians living over ...

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 ...

How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn Museum. A detail of the gilded Book of the Dead of Ankhmerwer, a funerary ...