A few years back, when I was working as part of an archaeological mission in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, I unearthed a slab of white limestone covered in ancient paint smears. More of that later ...

CT Scanning equipment by Siemens AG; Data courtesy, the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Arab Republic of Egypt; National Geographic ... Tutankhamun’s feet, Ankhesenamun hands her young husband ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

During an excavation at a site believed to date back to the Greek-era near Alexandria, archaeologists uncovered a stunning ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

Two Italian scientists claim to have discovered 38,000-year-old structures buried deep beneath the pyramids. But there's a ...

A newly discovered settlement in the north-western Nile delta was built by the Egyptian New Kingdom perhaps 3500 years ago and included a temple dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and more.

They found some Khamun ground. Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old town that was possibly erected by King ...

Egypt. The burial site includes a limestone chamber surrounded by mudbrick vaults, but the king's identity remains a mystery due to damage caused by ancient tomb robbers. The tomb is believed to ...