Newly discovered bust in an Egyptian underwater temple may depict Cleopatra, offering fresh clues to the queen’s elusive ...

Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the ...

Archaeologists discovered precious artifacts from a burial site—one of few that hasn’t been looted—left behind by the ancient ...

A 2nd-century marble marker missing since WWII resurfaces in the Riverbend area, launching an international investigation and a journey back to Italy.

After decades of speculation, groundbreaking DNA analysis may have finally solved Egypt’s greatest mystery — the fate of ...

LUXOR, Egypt(AP) — Egypt on Saturday opened a tomb of a pharaoh for visitors after more than two decades of renovation in the southern city of Luxor, as it prepares for the official opening of the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egypt on Saturday opened a tomb of a pharaoh for visitors after more than two ...

TEBA, SPAIN—A team of archaeologists from the University of Cádiz (UCA) unearthed an extraordinary 5,000-year-old dolmen at the La Lentejuela necropolis near Teba, Málaga, according to a report by SUR ...

Doomed Egyptian queen Cleopatra has captured the imaginations of people all over the world for centuries. Archaeologists have ...

In 1939, the KV-1 rolled out with armor German guns could not pierce. It crushed Panzer divisions, shrugged off artillery, and even inspired super-heavy experiments like the KV-4 and KV-5. But ...

Hernán Cortés toppled the Aztecs, winning Mexico for Spain. His trash-strewn resting place reflects how the conquest is still fueling quarrels and testing ties with Spain. Mexico City Dispatch Hernán ...