When Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's only two female rulers, died, it was widely believed that her nephew, Thutmose ...

Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power ... One famous archaeological site where this can be seen is at the 6,000- to 9,000-year-old rock art at the "cave of swimmers," as it is ...

In 1913, W.E.B. Du Bois staged a giant pageant called “The Star of Ethiopia” in New York, with a thousand elaborately costumed performers and detailed sets, including an Egyptian temple. Over ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

As a rule, early ancient Egyptian art depicts mostly female dancers, but there are exceptions. A well-preserved depiction from the third millennium B.C. comes from the early 2nd-dynasty tomb of ...

Rosemont and a Montreal-based studio have announced the debut immersive art experiences that will be virtually housed in a ...

The painters of ancient Egypt could not have been more different: Creators of some of the world’s most iconic art, they worked anonymously, continuing a style whose precepts were laid down at ...

An excavation within an elaborate ancient cemetery has revealed 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago as well as artifacts such as gold figures, pottery and coins.

Art World Here Are Some of Our Favorite ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ of Art History. Cats and women have been linked in visual culture since Ancient Egypt.

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