The tombs, discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa site, were complete with shafts and burial chambers. A group of rock-cut tombs dating back to the Old Kingdom were discovered by a team of archaeologists ...

Researchers think it will provide new information on ancient customs.

Among the thousands of artifacts in Egypt’s Cairo Museum, few are as puzzling as the Schist Disc. Discovered in a First Dynasty tomb at Saqqara, the object dates back more than 5,000 years. Carved ...

These ancient tribes were bad to the bone. Drinking from skulls might not be limited to lurid serial killer movies. Archaeologists have exhumed skull cups and skeleton masks among a repository of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A figurine called Adorant from Geissenkloesterle Cave, located near the town of Blaubeuren in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, ...

You wouldn't swipe a historic relic while sightseeing, would you? Here are four cases of people who did, then made amends upon realizing their wrongdoing.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian officials on Friday welcomed back more than six dozen centuries-old artifacts described as part of the country’s cultural heritage that had been looted during ...

A figurine called Adorant from Geissenkloesterle Cave, located near the town of Blaubeuren in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, made approximately 40,000 years old and consisting of a small ivory plate ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian officials on Friday welcomed back more than six dozen ...