Most royal tombs in Egypt were looted in antiquity—but one was found completely intact. In this ATG Highlights episode, we explore the story of that discovery, what was found inside, and why it ...

“Our findings combined with prior research indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...

An intact tomb dating back 3,300 years has been discovered on a beach in Israel, containing more than 140 offerings related ...

Egyptologists announced in 2022 that they had found the mummy and tomb of Nefertiti. There's been no word since then. What's ...

This redefines “high” society in ancient Egypt. Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was widespread in the land of ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental. The discovery raises the possibility that King Tut’s famous jars once held ...

It’s 11am in the Valley of the Kings by the time I emerge, blinking into the sun, from the 3,300-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun – and it’s not at all what I had been expecting. For one, I hadn’t ...

This week's Torah portion (Vayechi) tells the story of Jacob's final conversation with his children. In astonishing ...

The year’s most exciting discoveries included the site where a young George Washington stopped a friendly fire incident, the missing torso of a Buddha statue and a hidden Picasso painting Cool Finds ...

A century ago, when women could be arrested for smoking in public and the manufacturing and distribution of alcohol was ...

Archaeologists recently discovered the remnants of an ancient Egyptian "pleasure boat" near the ruins of Cleopatra VII's lost palace in Alexandria's royal harbor. The discovery was announced by the ...