New Scientist

A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began

A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first ...

Archaeologists uncover massive artifact depicting pharaoh thought to have challenged Moses in Exodus

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a massive statue believed to depict King Ramses II, the pharaoh believed to be a ...
Ancient Origins

How the Nile Helped this Ancient Kushite City Thrive

The ancient city of Napata, located in what is now northern Sudan, stood for centuries as a powerful urban and cultural center of the Kingdom of Kush. A new study explains how the city owed its ...
Greek Reporter

Archaeologists in Alexandria Reveal Hidden Greek and Roman City Beneath Modern Streets

Archaeologists in Alexandria have uncovered an ancient Greek public bathhouse and a Roman villa featuring intricate mosaic ...

First-of-Its-Kind Discovery: Homer’s Iliad Found Embedded in a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

Researchers discovered an Iliad fragment in a mummy, marking the first literary papyrus used in embalming and offering new ...
Ancient Origins

Hidden Greek and Roman City Revealed Beneath Alexandria’s Streets

Nearby, archaeologists uncovered a Roman residential villa that appears to have belonged to a wealthy owner. The villa features intricate mosaic floors utilizing both Opus Tessellatum and Opus Sectile ...