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The newly excavated 4,500-year-old valley temple from ancient Egypt holds a "public calendar" and a roof for astronomical ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom.

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The Nile River, a vital artery flowing north for 6,650 km, has served as the cradle of Egyptian civilization for millennia. Its annual floods deposited fertile silt, transforming the Sahara into ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, god of abundance and fertility. THE PERFECT AMOUNTEgyptians needed the ...

Today the deserts of the Arabian peninsula are inhospitable - but 100,000 years ago the area was full of animals and ancient humans ...

One for the science and history nerds. The Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi is opening its doors to the public on Saturday November 22, in the Saadiyat Cultural District. So you need to book your ...

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Chinese and Thai archaeologists have determined that the black-and-white glass beads designed to imitate banded agate, unearthed at the 2,000-year-old Phromthin Tai site in central Thailand were ...

A history professor has discovered hidden markings on an ancient Roman cup, revealing secrets of the empire’s glassware culture from around the 4th to 6th centuries AD. Professor Hallie Meredith from ...