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An ancient falcon shine in Berenike, an old port city in Egypt, has flummoxed archaeologists who aren't sure what to make of its headless falcons, unknown gods and cryptic message that reads, "It is improper to boil a head in here."

Many more are likely to be found.

Here's how old ancient Egypt really is, according to Egyptologists and archaeologists.

Iconic images show Egypt as a sandy, arid place. But was ancient Egypt a desert, and is modern Egypt one today?

The ancient Egyptians were obsessed with the afterlife. So whom did they view as the deity of death?

It's commonly said that the druids built Stonehenge. But is there any truth to this assertion?

Here's how the idea of a "mummy's curse" got started.

The identity of an unknown god described in ancient texts from Palmyra has been deciphered, though not everyone agrees with the assessment.

The riddles were recently decoded, though nobody is sure where the originals are located.

A 2,550-year-old inscription, written in the name of Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon, has been discovered carved on basalt stone in northern Saudi Arabia.

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a pink granite sarcophagus crafted for an official who cared for a pyramid built during the time of Ramesses II.

Mesopotamia and Babylon are often confused. Here's how the two are different and where they overlap.

Construction workers in Israel unexpectedly broke into a 3,300-year-old cave that looks like an "Indiana Jones film set."

High water levels in a now-defunct arm of the Nile helped the ancient Egyptians transport supplies for the pyramids of Giza, a study of pollen in earthen cores reveals.

A new analysis of a 650-year-old map of Britain may reveal evidence of two mythical islands.

This complex of stone structures sprawls over 120 hectares (about 300 acres) and dates back around 1,500 years. It may have been built by a nomad tribe called the Huns.