Located in Fustat (Old Cairo), the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is like no other. The museum is dedicated to showcasing Egypt's rich heritage across different eras, from ...

Ancient Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are all frequently cited as long-lasting civilizations, enduring for thousands of years. But which of these societies lasted the longest? It turns out, that's not ...

La exposición más esperada del museo son los 5500 objetos completos de la tumba del rey Tutankamón. Los egipcios dicen que ha llegado el momento de disfrutar de sus antigüedades más preciadas en casa.

The celebration marking the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum was not a fleeting cultural event, but a collective ritual that reconfigured the relationship between Egyptians and their symbolic ...

In recent years, Egyptologists’ understanding of the period of stability and prosperity that emerged at the end of the 4th millennium B.C.E. known as the Old Kingdom has begun to change. Excavations ...

There's something about ancient civilizations that fascinates us even thousands of years later. Their architecture, ...

Egypt is preparing to inaugurate its new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in an official ceremony after multiple delays. Construction began in 2005, and the museum entered a partial trial opening phase in ...

Egyptian authorities have reopened the tomb of Amenhotep III to the public after more than two decades of restorations. The huge tomb is located in a secluded part of the Valley of the Kings outside ...

When people think of ancient civilizations, their minds often drift to the best pyramids of ancient Egypt or the Roman ruins ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

Long drought cycles reshaped settlement choices in the Indus region. These climate stresses likely contributed to its slow collapse. A series of severe droughts, each extending for more than 85 years, ...

A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king’s tomb. Its estimated price is up to $675,000. By Alex Marshall The Grand ...