A wild, witty roundup of 15 epic treasure hunting movies packed with chaos, curses, comedy, and adventurous quests for gold.

Explore the history of ancient board games, from Senet to Tâb, and discover how they shaped culture, strategy, and leisure.

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

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 Cleveland Museum of Art has finalized an agreement to transfer ownership of small, ancient statue to the government of Libya. The 2,200-year-old statue of a man, which has been in the museum’s ...

pointing out pharaonic columns gifted to her from ancient Egyptian rulers. On one of the colonnaded streets, young volunteers ...

Art Deco may be hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Its architecture is at once angular—associated with shapes ...

In Egypt and across the Arab world, henna rituals—once sacred ceremonies imbued with spiritual meaning—have transformed into ...

When you smell a fresh batch of these buns, you’re sharing an experience people enjoyed centuries ago. Ancient Egyptians, ...

Since the 1980s, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has invited contemporary artists to take over its Cantor Roof Garden. In past ...

World Art Day, observed on April 15 to commemorate Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday, is an international celebration of artistic ...

The Great Gatsby' sold poorly the year it was published, but, in the following century, it went on to become a cornerstone of world literature.