A new museum in Shanghai leaps into our top ten and European museums continue their strong performance, but our exclusive ...

Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 trailblazers who led the way.

When artist Noah Angell heard rumors that the British Museum in London was full of ghosts, he set about documenting ghost stories that were circulating among the museum’s staff. In his book, “Ghosts ...

New Greek and Roman archaeological discoveries including a funerary building, portraits, mummies, and statues were made in Fayoum, Egypt.

A mysterious Egyptian mummy, ‘Bashiri,’ was discovered in 1919 near Luxor, and no one had ever dared to open its contents for ...

Home to some of the world’s most extraordinary artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the Elgin Marbles, the British Museum is ...

This might sound harsh, but The Mummy is, without question, the weakest overall franchise when we’re talking about the ...

One of the largest and most significant Iron Age hoards ever discovered in the UK has been unveiled. It will likely reshape our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago.

Rosalie tells Jim Al-Khalili about her journey from classics and ancient history to biomedicine, including some of her adventures in Egypt in the 1960s. She talks about some of her most significant ...

A RING believed to date back more than 1,000 years has been unearthed by a volunteer. John Ralph made the incredible find ...

The mummy offers a unique view of burial rites during the Ptolemaic period and is currently kept in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The cloth roles and drawings on the mummy's face resemble the ...

The art of mummification was at its peak during this era. The mummy offers a unique view of burial rites during the Ptolemaic period and is currently kept in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The cloth ...