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An ancient Egyptian tomb just south of Cairo was filled with magical spells intended to protect the dead from snake bites.

It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument.

A rare gold coin found by a metal detectorist and recently auctioned off was minted by a little-known ruler in pre-Roman Britain.

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient cemetery that has stone sarcophagi, coptic jars and even a "Book of the Dead" scroll.

A tattoo referencing Christ was found on the 1,300-year-old body of an individual in what is now Sudan.

Researchers are conserving a rare snakehead from the Aztecs that still retains its painted colors from hundreds of years ago.

Researchers restored an ancient painting of the gods depicted at New Year's during restoration work at the Temple of Esna in Egypt.

A 7.5-foot-tall statue of a man clutching his penis was unearthed at one of the oldest temple sites in Turkey.

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a medieval silver coin that features a Serbian king and a saint on one side and Jesus on the other.

A 1,500-year-old text recording a section of Psalm 86 — also known as "A prayer of David" — has been discovered in what was a monastery in the West Bank.

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered a hexagonal pyramid that served as a burial site in the Bronze Age.

Archaeologists discovered the palace-like building ahead of railway construction in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

Scientists blast claims of two 'alien' bodies that a journalist presented to Mexico's congress.

Researchers have discovered human bones and animal remains dating to around 7,000 years ago in Arabian stone structures known as mustatils.

Excavation of an ancient Greek temple has yielded a variety of figurines, possibly offerings to Poseidon.

Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb and grave goods of a shaman who lived 3,000 years ago in what is now Peru.

Ramesses II married his daughter and Cleopatra VII married her brother, but how common was marriage within royal and commoner families?

Archaeologists announced that some individuals buried at a Maya pyramid more than 1,000 years ago had deformed skulls and had been killed in ritual beheadings.

The discovery of an ancient tapir's skeletal remains near an emperor's tomb indicates that these animals once roamed China.

"Cleopatra's skin color has nothing to do with her accomplishments, which are immense."

New scans reveal that Ancient Egyptian artists flubbed a tomb painting depicting royalty.

Alexander the Great died at age 32, leaving behind a vast empire. Did he have any heirs to rule in the power vacuum that followed his death?

Is Indiana Jones an archaeologist or a looter? Archaeologists dish on the adventurer before the movie premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."

A 600-mile-long network of stone walls along the Nile served as an ancient water management system.