Ancient Egyptians celebrated the New Year when the Nile River overflowed, usually in June. Then someone suggested, “If we ...

Buried in the desert for roughly 4,500 years, the skeleton of a single Egyptian man has yielded a complete genome that ...

Throughout history, ornaments have been among the most expressive products made by humans. They developed as both adornment ...

Egypt is a staple on many travel bucket lists, largely because it is home to the Pyramids of Giza—the only surviving site ...

The city of Alexandria, Egypt, hosted an emotionally charged cultural event with the opening of the exhibition “Alexander the ...

The culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of one of the most advanced urban civilizations at the time, contemporaries ...

Guests at the newly-opened tomb of the great Ancient Egyptian ruler Amenhotep III can now bask in the splendor of the Colossi ...

In a study published today in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated over 1,000 human remains from the Nile River Valley, ...

When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...

An overview of part of the King Nyuserre temple uncovered in Abusir. (Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism) ...

A series of century-scale droughts may have quietly reshaped one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations. New climate ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...