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For the final installment of the first round of our Ancient Games series, we're playing the Ancient Egyptian board game Mehen ...
Children can dig for fossils and learn hieroglyphics during a range of activities at a country estate in Lincolnshire. Belton ...
Far from Cairo’s bustle, Egypt’s minority communities are fighting to preserve their ancient languages against the tide of ...
Pizza chains abound across the U.S., but two of the most popular actually started in the exact same state. Here's the history ...
(Image: Newsquest) The hall containing the main artefacts was dominated by a huge replica sarcophagus which was displayed with a seemingly floating mummy. There wasn’t a lot of exhibits, but this ...
In this installment of our Battle of the Ancients, Geert and I battle it out playing Senet! There are various rules on how to play Senet, so we chose the simplest, easy to follow ones. Even then, we ...
The story of Tutankhamun, the Boy King, is one of the most famous of Ancient Egypt and has been told in numerous books and featured in displays over the years. But it’s never been told like this.
A trip to Paris doesn’t have to be a cliché. We asked authors, wine critics, artists, and other people with great taste and ...
There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have ...
Nine steps down a stone staircase in Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum, archaeologists discovered a host of hieroglyphic ...
Marvel at a stunning environmental adventure set in a threatened land filled with fantastical forests, icy landscapes and ...
This year’s Dublin Theatre Festival opens with an ensemble of actors from Peru with Down syndrome, sharing their desires and ...