Fela Kuti is renowned as the innovator of Afrobeat, a creative blend of his native West African music, James Brown funk, and big horn jazz rhythms that were meant for more than just jump up dance and ...

Shepseskaf's decision to build a mastaba instead of a pyramid has puzzled archaeologists for centuries, as it marked a ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...

New research says that a rare solar eclipse in 2471 B.C. may have sparked ancient Egypt's surprising shift away from sun ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the long-lost top half of a massive Ramesses II statue—nearly a century after its base was ...

An astronomical event may have marked the end of one of the most emblematic dynasties of ancient Egypt. A total solar eclipse ...

After the Great Pyramids of Giza were finished, the next pharaoh was interred in an unusual and distant structure.

In 1930, German archaeologists uncovered the lower half of a massive statue, estimating that it likely originally stood some ...

A newly discovered tomb in Egypt’s eastern frontier may belong to one of Ramesses III’s top military commanders ...

A rare total solar eclipse that darkened the skies of ancient Egypt in 2471 B.C. may have played a role in a remarkable ...

"It is always difficult to establish if the eclipses were seen in the ancient past as bad omens or good omens." ...

There is only one other therapy approved for hypoparathyroidism, with standard of care until recently being calcium and vitamin D. Image credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock. UK-based AstraZeneca’s ...