13, 1883, stating that the Egyptian mummy secured for Cornell University by that gentleman would leave Cairo for Liverpool en route ... View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

have said that a 17-year-old suspect fatally shot a female high school student before taking his own life. Wednesday’s shooting at Antioch High School in the southern United States left two othe ...

The Venus de Milo, a celebrated ancient statue found on the Greek island of Milos and displayed at the Louvre since 1821, is one of the most famous artworks in the world. Yet relatively little is ...

opening tombs dating from the Ptolemaic era (305 B.C. to 30 B.C.) in the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus that featured 13 mummies with gold amulets in place of tongues. The Egyptian Ministry of ...

DUBLIN — Scientists have made a remarkable discovery about women’s roles in ancient British society by analyzing DNA from skeletal remains dating back about 2,000 years. Their research reveals ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo provided by Bournemouth University in January 2025 shows burials being investigated at an Iron ...

A new study has found evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife’s community. This is believed to be the first time such ...

Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before the Roman invasion, a new analysis suggests. Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that ...

Researchers used lasers to uncover intricate tattoo designs on mummies from Peru's ancient Chancay culture. The tattoos, dating around 1250 A.D., reveal geometric shapes visible through non ...