Egyptian officials recently announced the discovery of a tomb belonging to a doctor who treated pharaohs. The 4,100-year-old ...

After 20 years of development, The Grand Egyptian Museum brings ancient Egypt back to life.

The necropolis of Saqqarah, a UNESCO World Heritage site near Cairo, has revealed yet another archaeological marvel: the tomb ...

The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician’s name and titles, which include "director of medicinal plants" ...

The ancient Egyptians believed that life on earth was only part of an eternal journey that ended not in death, but in eternal ...

Five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom was a highly advanced civilization where the kings, known as pharaohs, were believed to be gods. They lived amidst palaces and ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...

An approximately 3,500-year-old settlement was discovered in Egypt in Kom el-Negus, located about 27 miles west of Alexandria ...

Archaeologists working near Luxor announced a bevy of new finds they believe could “reconstruct history” thanks to the wealth ...

Typically smaller than those found in Egypt, the Sudanese pyramids were constructed by the rulers of the ancient Kingdom of Kush. Emerging as a major power in the eighth century BCE within the ...