We often picture ancient Egyptian temples as plain stone—but they were once full of color. In this video, we explore a ...

Over the past two decades, exhibits like Gods in Color and Chroma have popularized the idea that the ancient world was awash in color. But what do we really know about how ancient peoples understood ...

Colorful paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt have been discovered in a tomb dating back more than 4,300 years. The tomb, known as a mastaba, was found in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur, about ...

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered beautiful, ancient paint—but not just any paint. Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly found ingot ...

In Ancient Greece in 530 BCE, visitors to the grave of a young boy and girl would have gazed toward the sky and seen a brightly painted sphinx perched atop the 13-foot marble stele that marked the ...

Meet Tetinebefou—the wizard-doctor, priest, and royal dentist—whose newly discovered tomb reveals dazzling secrets about ...

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

These unique pillars were once erected by pharaohs in honor of the sun god Re. As the monuments caught on, they were moved around the world. Obelisks over KarnakTwo of three obelisks at the Temple of ...

Learning about the land of Pharaoh helps us understand the people of Israel in their context. We all know the Bible was not written on a blank slate. It records for us the life and times of ancient ...