The "intriguing new" rock engraving was found on the west bank of the Nile River near Aswan in November 2022, during a survey ...

New research suggests the engraving, which shows an elite individual sitting in a boat, may be up to 5,100 years old ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

A 5,000-year-old rock engraving found in a cave in the 'Land of Gold' could rewrite the history of ancient Egypt as it could reveal the secrets of the earliest days of the first dynasty ...

The wooden sarcophagus, dating from the Ptolemaic period (4th–3rd century BCE), is adorned with hieroglyphs identifying the former occupant as "Pa-di-Hor-pa-khered," which translates to "he who was ...

Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Pétain, De Gaulle, Eisenhower… Many great military leaders, thanks to the popularity and prestige ...

Generations of creatives have looked back to ancient Egypt in their search for art and design inspiration—here are three ...

According to ancient Greek writers, the Greek hero Heracles, commonly known as Hercules, has a surprising connection to an Egyptian god.

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light ...

A section of a New Kingdom stele listing offerings made to ancient Egyptian gods was discovered today by chance at Matariya in northern Cairo During construction work carried out by the Ministry ...

An archaeologist has studied broken statues of Queen Hatshepsut—one of the few women to rule as an Egyptian pharaoh, 4,000 years ago—and found that they were not attacked during the ...

Sabrina Carpenter isn’t afraid to rock the boat in the name of creativity: When she revealed the cover art of her upcoming album Man’s Best Friend earlier this month, some people thought it ...