When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

Discover 5 amazing animals that shaped and lived alongside ancient civilizations. Each played a unique role in shaping early societies.

Two groundbreaking studies challenge the traditional timeline of cat domestication, highlighting the pivotal influence of religious worship.

"The wedjat is one of the most iconic amulets from ancient Egypt," Kei Yamamoto, an Egyptologist at the University of Toronto, told Live Science in an email. "The wedjat amulet is associated with ...

Paleontologists in Egypt have unearthed the fossil of a small whale species that lived around 41 million years ago ... As a member of the basilosaurid family, it represents a key phase in the ...

For over a century, paleontologists have been unraveling Earth’s prehistoric mysteries. Recent findings from archival photographs have brought a new chapter to life: the discovery of Tameryraptor ...

An animal-loving Dutch vigilante who attacked a man she saw beating a donkey in Egypt is now facing a lawsuit.

Vietnam’s live animal trade continues despite growing ... have also drawn criticism for starving and neglected animals. In Egypt, horses and camels near the pyramids work long hours without ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

While an elephant might be the largest live animal to appear in a Broadway ... as well as a rabbit; the animals added to the atmosphere of the play set in an Irish farmhouse.