Archaeologists have uncovered two remarkably well-preserved shrines, among other notable finds, at an ancient temple that ... this year as part of Penn Museum's Nimrud Project.

A lesser-known period in Egyptian history has just been unearthed. Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists, alongside the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, have discovered a massive ...

The Penn Museum is currently undergoing its largest renovation in the museum’s history. The Penn Museum’s renovations in the Ancient Egypt and Nubia Galleries are the second part of the Penn Museum’s ...

The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the South Asian Center at Penn ... Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, is an ancient Hindu festival that marks the arrival of spring and symbolizes love, ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently found the tomb of an unknown pharaoh who ruled during a turbulent period about 3,600 years ago, the Penn Museum said ... known era when ancient Egypt was divided ...

The researchers, along with Egyptian archaeologists, unearthed an ancient tomb of an as-of-yet unidentified pharaoh. A press release from the Penn Museum in Philadelphia details how — together ...

A team of archaeologists in Iraq, led by Sebastian Rey, the British Museum’s curator of ancient Mesopotamia, has uncovered compelling evidence of the empire’s formidable bureaucracy.

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city ...

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

Since the late 19th-century, Egypt has continued to offer up astounding archaeological treasures, and it shows no signs of slowing down. The discovery of yet another pharaoh’s tomb, that of King ...

The Byzantine Museum in Nicosia, Cyprus, has opened a new exhibit spotlighting early Christian relics with a distinct history. Many of the artifacts were once stolen by looters and trafficked on ...

London Museum In the 1950s, when the temple in central London was first unearthed, it garnered widespread attention, with curious onlookers lining up for blocks to see the ancient history beneath ...