YouTube star IShowSpeed gets a surprise history lesson in Egypt, discovering why Greek-style statues stand among ancient ...

It is well-known that Pythagoras’ ancient Greek equation for right triangles: a2+ b2= c2 , is older than ancient Greece. We also know that in Khufu’s pyramid the height equals the radius of a circle ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

Shabti, the ancient Egyptian funerary figurines that were supposed to work for the deceased in their afterlife, have revealed the identity of a pharaoh in an unnamed sarcophagus. Pharaoh Shoshenq III ...

There's something about ancient civilizations that fascinates us even thousands of years later. Their architecture, technology, and everyday life are things we will never experience, but want to know ...

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 ...

While most people credit Alexander Fleming for the discovery of antibiotics, ancient texts suggest that he likely wasn’t the first to leverage bacteria as medicine. Long before Alexander Fleming’s ...

Opium use may have been widespread in ancient Egyptian culture—including potentially among notable kings. Yale researchers found chemical traces of opiates in an ancient alabaster vase at the Peabody ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ancient Egyptians may have used opium a lot. Based on recent ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering pyramids ...

Federal authorities have recovered more than a dozen ancient Egyptian artifacts illegally smuggled into the United States and destined for private collectors, including a funerary statue valued at ...

The plague of Akhetaten has long been cited as a possible explanation for the mysterious abandonment of ancient Egypt's short-lived capital city. However, a comprehensive new archaeological analysis ...