Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 trailblazers who led the way.

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

This structure was dedicated to Amun-Ra, the king of the gods. His marriage to the mother goddess Mut was celebrated annually during a huge festival. Then we’ll head to the Temple of Karnak ...

As higher education institutions globally adopt blended and online learning, the need for capacity-building and collaboration has never been greater. The Mangosutho University of Technology’s Teaching ...

He made two trips to Egypt, during which he would make three significant contributions that would lead to the decipherment of hieroglyphics and open a new porthole into the past. His visit to the ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that ... resurrected), Amun-Ra (the god of the sun), Isis (the goddess of healing and magic), Horus (a falcon-shaped god ...

If so, then this is the place for you. Even if you've never dreamed about running beyond the marathon or venturing off the roads, check out what MUT has to offer and consider trying these less ...

The scene preserved inside the rock-cut temple dedicated to the Goddess Mut and representing King Taharqa worshiping God Amon seated inside the flat topped mountain testifies to the sacred nature of ...

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the last known inscription written in the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt, inscribed on Hadrian’s Gate in AD 394, Philae, Egypt. Credit: Following Hadrian. CC BY 2.0/flickr ...

Nyx is the ancient Greek goddess who represents night. Unlike her sister, Eos, the goddess of the Dawn, who appears often throughout Greek mythology and later Western literary works, Nyx is a ...