Elephantine, a town at Egypt's southern frontier near modern-day Aswan, provides a unique window into the urban life of some ...

For the past 100 years, Egyptologists thought that when the powerful female pharaoh Hatshepsut died, her nephew and successor ...

When people think about Egyptian discoveries, they often conjure images of pharaohs and high-ranking officials, their tombs ...

A discovery in the sands of Egypt has offered a different perspective for scientists as they examine the lives of ancient ...

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Ancient Egypt had many impressive pharaohs, but which of them were especially fearsome warriors? Here are just some who ...

The ancient tomb, found in Abydos, Egypt, is thought to belong to a pharaoh who ruled 3,600 years ago, during a time of ...

PERHAPS the history of Islam is incomplete without a mention of Egypt. This is an ancient country that has pioneered world ...

Qumran scrolls unveil ancient Hebrew biblical texts and religious belief A Bedouin shepherd found the first scrolls in the Dead Sea caves back Artifacts suggest the Essene sect once lived and wrote in ...