In fact, it was such a significant civilization that people who study ancient Egyptian history have a special name: Egyptologists. Keep reading to learn all about why ancient Egypt was so influential.

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king, discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian archeologists, is seen in Abydos ...

Six Russian tourists were killed on Thursday after a viewing submarine sank near the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada, according to the local governor. Maj. Gen. Amr Hanafy confirmed the deaths in ...

At least six people were killed and nine others injured Thursday when an Egyptian tourist submarine sank off the coast of the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, local media reported. The Red Sea ...

The 2,300-year-old mummy known as “Bashiri.” Credit: Vania Teofilo / CC BY-SA 3.0 A mysterious Egyptian mummy known as “Bashiri” has captured the attention of archaeologists for more than a century, ...

He noted that Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities had not authorized any work around the Khafre pyramid. Former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh al-Damaty also dismissed the claims as ...

A team of scientists has claimed to have discovered a “vast underground city” beneath Egypt’s iconic pyramids in Giza. Using radar technology, researchers reportedly captured high-resolution images of ...

The discoveries around Egyptian mummies always unravel vital information about ... Further adding, "The wide, used collar covering his chest is formed of several rows of beads and includes ...

(Representational) Scientists have discovered a "vast underground city" running beneath the famed Egyptian pyramids in Giza. Using radar equipment, they created high-resolution photos of thousands ...

An Egyptian archaeologist has sought to dispel claims of an underground city underneath the Pyramid of Khafre in Giza made by a team of researchers from Scotland and Italy that gained traction on ...

The amount of precision and finesse in the mummy's packaging suggests that this individual was a very important figure in ancient Egyptian society. But the identity of the body remains unknown ...