A researcher claims the Great Pyramids may predate ancient Egypt and could be the work of a lost civilization with advanced ...

The tombs, discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa site, were complete with shafts and burial chambers. A group of rock-cut tombs ...

CAIRO (AP) -- In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a ...

In reliefs and monuments spanning 3,000 years, the pharaoh holds the heka in his left hand, resting it upon his shoulder. The image encodes a specific claim: Pharaoh is the shepherd of his people; he ...

For those seeking long-term continuity rather than short-term change, ancient Egypt offers a valuable point of reference.

Some ancient Egyptian temples contain stones so massive and precisely cut that they challenge our understanding of ancient construction. At certain sites, enormous granite blocks weighing up to 80 ...

A traveling art exhibit celebrating African civilizations, Egyptian mythology, and historic landscapes arrives in ...

How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn Museum. By Sam Roberts An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of ...

In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a megaproject ...