Go back in time to ancient Egypt. Thousands of years, in fact. Their influence on modern life can be seen in our language, art, engineering, and more. Gain a new appreciation for ancient Egyptian ...

Several tombs of high-ranking Ancient Egyptian officials were recently uncovered by local archaeologists, shedding new light on a bygone civilization. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered the text on the Rosetta stone, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization. The stone had been ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient Egyptian fortified royal retreat. The mud-brick rest house was uncovered at the archaeological site of Tel Hebwa in the north of the Sinai ...

Explore 100 ancient mysteries nobody can explain, from baffling pyramids to lost civilizations. Dive into history's most ...

Located along the easternmost bank of the Nile River, Pelusium was a vibrant hub for cultural exchange long before the first ...