A total of 27 ancient coffins dating to Egypt’s Late Period (circa 500 BCE) have been discovered in Saqqara, near the Step Pyramid of Djoser. The wooden sarcophagi are sealed, intact, and untouched ...

Cairo is often reduced to a single image, the Pyramids of Giza, but the reality on the ground is far richer, louder, and more layered than most travelers expect.

Kirsty Masterman discovers a wealth of history – and Cairo’s famous street food – in the Egyptian capital.

Even walking the magnificent staircase leading to the exhibitions holds real grandeur; lined with statues of ancient kings ...

The Saqqara Pyramid Race returns as the Saqqara Half Marathon, adding a new 21K route through Egypt’s ancient necropolis.

From the Third Intermediate Period through the Late, Ptolemaic, and Roman eras, ancient Egyptian private funerary monuments underwent marked architectural and ritual reconfigurations ...

Smithsonian Journeys—the Smithsonian’s travel program and a recognized leader in enriching, small-group exploration—has announced new trips for 2027, including a new Land Journey in Japan and South ...

When the dust settles, she usually gets her way. While I’m still technically the boss, my customers, after 31 years, have ...

It was a real pyramid scheme. Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking new theory on how Egypt’s Great Pyramid was built, positing that they used a pulley and counterweight system to erect it so ...

A rock shelter discovered in the southern Sinai Desert contains designs and inscriptions spanning a period of 10,000 years, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced in two ...