To understand the significance of this eclipse, it is essential to consider the context of the Fourth Dynasty, which ruled Egypt during the Old Kingdom (approximately 2613–2494 BCE). It was the era of ...

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

Ancient Egypt is best known for the pyramids of Giza, the giant Sphinx, and mummies. However, the early Egyptians also left behind other ancient clues that we can use to learn about their daily ...

The Second Intermediate Period began almost a millennium after the construction of the towering Giza pyramids outside Cairo that held the tombs of certain Old Kingdom pharaohs. Many New Kingdom ...

This cosmic event may have sown seeds of doubt, leading to one of the most enigmatic departures from tradition in Egyptian ...

My camera has captured centuries seen: A world of architecture before we knew where antiquity became: I have been to where ...

A scientific reconstruction of what would have been the face of St. Teresa of Avila at age 50 was presented in the town in ...

Two books I read in my teens made me want to be a writer. One, Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch, appeared when I was in the third ...