A newly identified crocodile relative from Egypt pushes back the origins of the marine-hunting dyrosaurids by millions of years. The fossil, Wadisuchus kassabi, shows a mix of primitive and advanced ...

Built during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, the pyramids on the Giza Plateau has been drawing visitors for thousands of years. The earliest records of tourists dates back to the 5 th century BCE, when Greek ...

There's much more to ancient Africa than Egypt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Many modern histories tend to focus on ancient ...

In recent years, Egyptologists’ understanding of the period of stability and prosperity that emerged at the end of the 4th millennium B.C.E. known as the Old Kingdom has begun to change. Excavations ...

Despite the ubiquity of cats in modern homes, we still don't know many details about the timing and routes of early cat ...

The team analyzed DNA from 225 ancient cat specimens collected across Europe, North Africa, and Anatolia. These were were bones and teeth spanning more than 10,000 years of human history. From these ...

The only people eligible to define Egyptian identity are Egyptians themselves, celebrating both customs in common and a rich and plural heritage. The long-awaited opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum ...

Your cat is not just acting royal, it actually is. New DNA proof shows today's cats are direct descendants of Pharaonic Egypt ...

A study of a scroll made more than 2,300 years ago has revealed how there were likely far more venomous snakes in ancient Egypt than are living in the country today. The document, known as the ...