A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable ...

And although these kings were not recorded in ancient Egyptian king lists, the monumental qualities of the new tomb “are unusual and enormous, especially for a ruler for whom we know no other ...

According to Greek mythology, Perseus was the ancestor of the Persians through descendants who went by the names Perses and ...

With sharp catlike teeth and a doglike body, ancient carnivores called hyaenodonts were once at the top of the food chain, but the entire lineage was wiped out about 25 million years ago, leaving ...

Experts on ancient Egypt are thrilled: "It’s always exciting to learn of new discoveries in the Valley of the Kings," says Peter Der Manuelian, an Egyptologist at Harvard University."This tomb ...

The unearthing of the long-lost tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II is being described as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in recent years. Thutmose II's mummy was ...

Analysis - One of the most significant African museum openings of 2024 was the Musée des Rois Bamoun, or Museum of the Bamoun Kings, in Foumban, Cameroon.

Tourists and officials last week flocked to the remote, grassy region of the West African country to attend Nguon, a set of royal rituals that date back to 1384, when the kingdom was founded. The ...

An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct. ... is the most complete skull of ...

King Mônjù (1461–1498) introduced an eight-day week, advancing the idea of chronological organisation. After a period of some stagnation, Mo'Nguh (1568–1590) reconstructed the palace ...

The 20th king of the Bamoun people, Mouhammad Nabil Mfourifoum Mbombo Njoya, stood up from his ornate throne -- a replica of the original, now at a German museum -- for the ancient ritual to get ...