For a long time, archaeologists have thought that ancient Egyptian pyramids were reserved for the rich and elite. However, ...

Around 4,000 years ago, women in Nubia were using tumplines, a form of head strap, to carry around goods and young children.

Researchers unearthed human remains in the ancient village of ... pyramids are synonymous with Egypt, around 80 pyramids were built within the Kingdom of Kush, now located in the modern country ...

However, the ancient world was populated by a myriad of other fascinating ... By incorporating Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt and Kush into a single political entity, the Kushites created the largest ...

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Archaeologists discovered the tomb of an unknown pharaoh from a tumultuous, war-ridden era of ancient Egypt. Now they're ...

A newly discovered settlement in the north-western Nile delta was built by the Egyptian New Kingdom perhaps 3500 years ago ...

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Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...