ancient egypt

PARIS — An assassin slit the throat of Egypt's last great pharaoh at the climax of a bitter succession battle,…

A German archaeological mission has unearthed a granite statue of King Ramses II, one of the most significant figures of…

French archaeologists have discovered a roughly 5,000-year-old pharaonic solar boat in an expedition in Abu Rawash, west of the Egyptian…

Security guards foiled an attempt to steal an antique panel depicting King Merenptah, the fourth ruler of the 19th Dynasty…

Archaeologists have discovered the name of a previously unknown pharaonic king from the 17th dynasty, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali…

On 10 January, almost 20 years since the idea was first conceived, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali announced that the…

Modern technology reveals the secrets kept for thousands of years by Egyptian mummies in a major exhibition at Scotland's National…

An Egyptian expedition team working in Luxor discovered remnants of ancient Islamic and Coptic buildings, the Ministry of Antiquities announced…

Historians and cat-lovers alike will agree that the Egyptian Mau is a pretty unique feline. The reasons behind this are…

Cleopatra styled herself an immortal, and she’s certainly had the longevity to prove it. Her afterlife has been fluid--shaped, disassembled…