In 1922, archaeologists uncovered the intact tomb of Tutankhamun, exposing thousands of artifacts placed around the young Egyptian king for burial. Among the gold ornaments, chariots and ritual items ...

Journey to the majestic temples of Abu Simbel, carved into the Nubian cliffs more than three thousand years ago by Pharaoh Ramses II, and discover the enduring tribute he built for his beloved Queen ...

Egypt did not learn how to name a people by one word at once; it learned to give names to people by worship, and subsequently ...

A survey of rock art in Wadi Khamila conducted by Mustafa Nour El-Din of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and Ludwig Morenz of the University of Bonn revealed a 5,000-year-old ...

As noted before, Pharaoh’s continued hardness of heart inaugurates a cycle of events often called “the ten plagues on Egypt.” Exodus does use the word “plague” but it also calls them “signs and ...

Queen Tiye remains a symbol of the power and influence a woman could wield in the ancient world even in death. Credit: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0 Queen Tiye was one of the most influential women ...

CAIRO — A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh is being assembled in full view at the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall. Staff began piecing together the cedarwood boat, one of two that were ...

More than 3,000 years ago, an earthquake toppled two monumental statues of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III. Now, after decades of restoration work, the artworks, called the Colossi of ...

LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim at ...

Two months ago, Egyptian authorities finally started welcoming the public into the luxurious Luxor tomb of the renowned pharaoh Amenhotep III. Yesterday, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...