Beneath the western desert of Egypt, researchers discovered a settlement dating back to the fourth century C.E.—a remarkably ...

Ancient Egypt has captivated people for centuries, inspiring countless books, documentaries, and blockbuster movies. Yet many ...

Egyptian archaeologists have announced two discoveries at once: a cluster of nearly 2,000-year-old tombs on the Mediterranean ...

New excavations at Marina El Alamein, ancient Leukaspis, reveal 18 Ptolemaic and Roman tombs with rare amulets and gold ...

The Brilliant Blue Paint Covering This Lavish Room in Ancient Pompeii May Have Cost More Than Half the Annual Salary of a ...

We call those people ancient Egyptians. Ancient Egyptians lived beside the longest river in the world, the Nile. The water ...

The exciting discovery came after 18 ancient tombs were uncovered ...

For centuries, pilgrims, priests, and pharaohs brought gifts to Karnak, the vast temple complex that stood at the religious heart of ancient Egypt. Sacred vessels and statues had accumulated within ...

History has seen many waves of Egyptomania but, until the 19th century, scholars remained baffled by the many repeated symbols and motifs wrapped around every new find, from majestic monuments to ...

When the Amarna Letters were first discovered in Egypt, many scholars thought they were fake. They were not written on papyrus, but clay tablets—a material that wasn’t used in the region. Nor were ...