Social media reaction to what many describe as European features on a reconstruction of a mummy believed to be Egyptian Queen Nefertiti has led to accusations of historical “white washing.” The face ...

Egypt formally demanded the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, saying it was sneaked out of the country illegally. Dating from the 14th century B.C., the 19-inch painted limestone ...

Zahi Hawass, seen as the world's most renowned archaeologist, is racing to find the burial site of ancient Egyptian Queen ...

Nagwa Taimour, 22, is waiting in the entrance hall, Ramses II rising 11 meters into the air behind her. "May I introduce my great-great-great-great-grandfather,” the activist says in welcome, looking ...

Famed Egyptian archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass announced that he is "close" to discovering the long-lost tomb of Queen Nefertiti. According to LiveScience, Hawass and ...

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will formally ask Germany to return a bust of Queen Nefertiti after a Berlin museum official presented papers showing the 3,400-year-old treasure was taken unethically, Egypt's ...

On a sunny afternoon on Dec. 6, 1912, an Egyptian worker at a dig along the banks of the Nile came across what may be the most striking find in the history of Egyptology. Ludwig Borchardt, the German ...

The highly anticipated Grand Egypt Museum opened its doors to the public in Cairo on Tuesday. Amidst the collection, there's a space reserved for a 3,300-year-old painted stucco-coated limestone bust ...

Famed Egyptian archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass announced that he is "close" to discovering the long-lost tomb of Queen Nefertiti. According to LiveScience, Hawass and ...