The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju. The size of the 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber (shown from below and above) suggests that it was likely ...

The Romans did have status symbols, just like we do. Portable sundials weren’t very useful or precise, but they said a lot ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

The team has uncovered and photographed scenes that reveal how ancient Egyptians depicted and worshipped their gods and how they conceived of the universe through the astronomical objects and ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Archaeologists ...

many civilisations likely constructed their own sundials at various points in their history. Story continues below this ad The earliest precursors to clock towers themselves were the obelisks that ...

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...

A 90-foot “pyramid” submerged just off the coast of Japan is turning heads — and could shake up everything we thought we knew about ancient civilizations. Sitting 82 feet below sea level ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The painting and artistry is not what sticks out to archeologists at a newly discovered ancient altar in Guatemala. The likely ...

Ancient beliefs, behaviors and norms – what archaeologists call culture – were fundamentally integrated into technological solutions in this part of Peru in ancient times. Isolating and ...

Now, they believe they have uncovered the secret of an ancient Egyptian ritual inside Tutankhamun’s tomb. Dr Nicholas Brown, an Egyptologist at Yale University, claims that some of the treasures ...