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

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

New research says that a rare solar eclipse in 2471 B.C. may have sparked ancient Egypt's surprising shift away from sun ...

An astronomical event may have marked the end of one of the most emblematic dynasties of ancient Egypt. A total solar eclipse ...

After the Great Pyramids of Giza were finished, the next pharaoh was interred in an unusual and distant structure.

A rare total solar eclipse that darkened the skies of ancient Egypt in 2471 B.C. may have played a role in a remarkable ...

It has been known for a long time that ancient Egyptians venerated the sun ... Then, by the time of the fourth Egyptian ...

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The significance of the blue lotus was confirmed in 1922 when Howard Carter found blue lotus petals covering the body of ...

(NewsNation) — New skeletons hidden in Egyptian pyramids are raising questions about long-standing assumptions regarding the role of pyramids in ancient Egyptian culture. Skeletons discovered at ...

How we think about Ancient Egypt has been dramatically altered forever after a recent discovery by archaeologists. And it is all to do with pyramids. Right now, more than 110 of the four sided ...

Researchers discovered a royal tomb that is over 3,600 years old in Abydos, Egypt. The entryway of the tomb was decorated with inscriptions dedicated to Isis and Nephthys, goddesses of the afterlife.