a custom that was adopted from the ancient Egyptians. During the Middle Ages the tradition continued only among the nobility, as most of the peasant classes didn’t have the money for such luxuries.

Join us as we take on an extraordinary challenge—building a hidden underground house using only ancient skills and primitive tools! Deep in the jungle, we rely on traditional craftsmanship and ...

For centuries, the pyramids have baffled historians, but new research suggests the Ancient Egyptians may have used a machine far more advanced than previously imagined. Hidden beneath layers of ...

The discovery of Thutmose II's tomb last week — the first burial of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh to be discovered within or near the Valley of the Kings since King Tutankhamun's tomb was found in ...

Archaeologists working in Türkiye’s ancient ... Egyptian gods, was converted into a church. It was then seemingly abandoned sometime in the seventh century after a devastating fire during Arab raids. ...

Ruins of a temple in Pergamon. Credit: Murat Beşbudak / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a grand Greco-Roman residential complex, dubbed the “Mosaic House,” in ...

The "Mosaic House," an architectural complex from the Roman era showcasing Anatolia's rich history, is being uncovered in the ancient city of Pergamon in Türkiye's Izmir as of Tuesday. Professor Yusuf ...

The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it. Egypt's Valley of the Kings is part of a massive ...

This should have been a big year for Ancient House Press. The historic Ipswich printing company – named after the 15th century ‘ancient house’ in the town where it began life as a book and stationery ...

The Second Intermediate Period ended with this dynasty, and the New Kingdom or the Egyptian Empire began. It is considered one of ancient Egyptian history’s most prosperous and powerful periods. The ...

Thutmose II was the fourth ruler of the illustrious ancient Egyptian 18th dynasty, which included Tutankhamun. Now, the location of his long-lost tomb, one of the last missing royal tombs ...