The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

Birds are widely regarded as symbols of freedom and eternity due to their ability to soar into the skies. Their symbolism exists all over the world as part of different cultures, religions, and ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...

An Egyptian man walks in front of a painting of a map that reads 'Gaza' and 'Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine' Tuesday, ahead of the emergency Arab summit organized by Egypt to present a plan ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said Tuesday that Arab leaders have endorsed Egypt’s postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians ...

The Egyptian plan rejects the displacement of Palestinians and seeks to redevelop the enclave without depopulating it. It states that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will oversee the management of ...

CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) - An Arab summit convened in Cairo on Tuesday adopted an Egyptian plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said during a closing statement.

In the past 20 years, 280 buildings in this 2,300-year-old port city — known for being the birthplace of Cleopatra and the ancient home of the famed Library of Alexandria — have collapsed due ...

Certain hieroglyphs that were not commonly used until later periods support the dating. They identified rare symbols among the Australian Egyptian inscriptions, some of which were only added to modern ...

Recently, archaeologists unearthed a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mining camp in the Sukari Mountains. Crews found evidence of ancient gold mining, processing, and purification. The archaeological ...

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It’s hard not to be the least bit amazed by the Egyptian pyramids. After all, these gigantic treasures date back thousands of years ago! And their original purpose, which was to be the final resting ...