Archaeologists have identified the first ancient Egyptian astronomical observatory on record ... now called Tell Al-Faraeen, ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in Egypt, built upon Babylonian knowledge in his geocentric model of the ...

For the ancient Egyptians, the stars were more than a spectacle; they were essential to life. Astronomy played a key role in ...

Archaeologists have discovered that the famed monument of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights, popularly called “ Stonehenge of ...

Astronomy can often give us clues to the past ... a dramatic total solar eclipse triggered a religious crisis in ancient Egypt and led the last pharaoh of the 4th dynasty to abandon the pyramid ...

Mohamed Abdel Badie, Head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, described the event as celebrating Egypt ... ancient Egyptians' deep understanding of astronomy ...

One of the most intriguing mysteries lies in the Intihuatana stone. Archaeologists believe it functioned as an astronomic ...

Credit: Samion Buchas via Shutterstock An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite ...