New scientific work is quietly redrawing the master timeline of ancient Egypt, shifting key dynasties and even the start of ...

Radiocarbon dating is quietly rewriting one of humanity’s best known origin stories, shifting the rise of Egypt’s first ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...

The museum campus – the largest devoted to a single civilisation – took more than 20 years to build. Read more at ...

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

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

The Amarna Letters contain records of ancient lords and rulers seeking to establish diplomatic ties with Egyptian pharaohs.

Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how.

A newly uncovered ancient Egyptian tomb is shedding light on royalty that once ruled the region over 3,600 years ago. Archaeologists discovered the massive limestone burial chamber, which has multiple ...

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 ...

Long before modern billionaires threw lavish parties at sea on their superyachts, the wealthy elite of ancient Egypt ...

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