Mohamed Riyad Saeed (1937-2008), an icon of Egyptian surrealism from the second half of the 20th century, was born a year ...

A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.

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A recently resurfaced CIA document claims that the Ark of the Covenant was found during the agency's secret tests.

Seven institutions in Egypt will loan more than 200 works to the Hong Kong Palace Museum later this year for a blockbuster ...

Serop Simonian was allowed to leave Paris and return to his hometown of Hamburg following a French magistrate’s decision that ...

At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...

An international team of archeologists have discovered a massive tomb that belonged to one of ancient Egypt ’s earliest ...

The burial chamber for the unnamed ruler was found in January in a sacred city where little is known about its ancient ...

In a related development, criminal investigation officers apprehended an Egyptian woman accused of involvement in the case at Kuwait International Airport as she attempted to leave the country. The ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, author Gregory Maguire plans one of his few “Elphie: A Wicked ...