The royal symbol on the newly discovered figurines solves a long-standing mystery by identifying who was buried in the ...

Archaeologists working in Egypt have brought to light a remarkably preserved funerary papyrus that specialists are already ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom.

Newly excavated Egyptian tombs dating back roughly 4,000 years are yielding a cache of rare relics that is reshaping how I ...

A 3,500-year-old fortress from ancient Egypt has been discovered, featuring towers, zigzag walls, and ancient military ...

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They found a “Book of the Dead” papyrus scroll measuring over 43 feet long—a rare ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

The long anticipated opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), originally slated for July, is finally going ahead this weekend. The $1 billion, 120-acre complex just outside Cairo promises to take ...

Egypt’s travelling exhibitions are rewriting global tourism as the display of ancient treasures abroad inspires new journeys ...

Woodcut Media and distributor Woodcut International are making new two-part documentary The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour ...