We've all heard of the Rosetta Stone, either the language-learning software or the stone itself. But how much do you really know about it? Let's get into the full history of this icon of ancient Egypt, what we learned from...

Everyone knows where Punt is, right? The Ancient Egyptians sure did — they traded with them for millennia. But apparently they were *so* familiar with its location, they never bothered to write it down for posterity. So archaeologists...

It's no secret that people like pretty stuff, or that we like to make our worlds as pretty as possible. And for centuries, tons of people have used the mineral in this month's Rocks Box to paint the towns blue, so let's talk about some...

Just like animals, plants evolve and change over time. And you might think we'd be looking for things like fossils to figure out how they've changed, but some scientists are using a far less traditional resource: art.

The world’s first artificial pigment, Egyptian blue, may help scientists prevent forgery and even save lives.

Just because something is difficult doesn't mean it's impossible. Over the past centuries, archaeologists, historians, and engineers have reconstructed a great deal of the technology and science used to build the Egyptian pyramids. This...

As anyone who's seen a mummy knows, ancient Egyptian priests went to a lot of trouble to evade decomposition. But how successful were they? Len Bloch details the mummification process and examines its results thousands of years later.

Hank reveals the latest discoveries, including a way to make new, beating heart cells, ancient Egyptian jewelry made from meteorites, and the first mammal to be discovered in the Americas in 35 years, the adorable olinguito.

This video is answering the question of how did ancient Egyptians travel the river.

This video is answering the question of how old are hot tubs.

Math Kids Perimeter and Area of Regular and Irregular Figures. V1-0001

Perimeter is the distance around a shape, like the length of a fence enclosing an area. Area is the amount of space inside a shape, like the land enclosed by the...

DIY SCI host Steve Spangler demonstrates how ancient Egyptians made mummies by mummifying apples!

Pupil outcome: I can explain what a river is and give examples of different rivers in the world. Key learning points: - Rivers carry water from high places such as mountains to a sea, ocean or lake. - There are rivers on every continent,...

Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the death of King Tut. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject contains specific...

Pupil outcome: I can research early Islamic civilisation in preparation for writing an essay. Key learning points: - Information can be gathered from a range of different sources. - The Prophet Muhammad was the founding prophet of Islam....

Pupil outcome: I can describe where Ancient Greece was located and briefly outline its history. Key learning points: - Ancient Greece was in the eastern Mediterranean and at its peak spread to other parts of Europe, Africa and Asia. -...

Join us as we explore the Nile River, the longest river in the world and one of the most important parts of ancient Egyptian civilization. In this video, you’ll learn how the Nile flows through Africa, including countries like Egypt and...

Step into the world of ancient Egypt and discover the secrets of hieroglyphics! In this video, you’ll learn how the Egyptians used pictures instead of letters to write words and tell stories. We’ll explore how scribes carved these...

Find out why the ancient Egyptian Empire owed its success to to the River Nile.
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We reveal the true purpose of the ancient text, discover more about the ancient Egyptian people and their relationship with death and the afterlife and dispel misconceptions about the use of this piece of ancient history. Join us as we...

For the Ancient Egyptians, the cycle of life itself began and ended with Isis and Osiris. Their story is one of the oldest known myths, and it informed spiritual beliefs, power structures, and gender roles in Ancient Egypt and beyond....

This episode explains how sirens appeared in ancient history, from literature to art, and looks at how the half human half bird creatures became more commonly associated with mermaids. From Ancient Greek legends to Medieval bestiaries,...

In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses how scientists and medical professionals know with certainty, that we use 100% of our brain.

Students will learn about the mummification process.