From an ancient Egyptian hoax to a mysterious disappearances and Cold War history, here are 10 bizarre facts you probably ...

Guests at the newly-opened tomb of the great Ancient Egyptian ruler Amenhotep III can now bask in the splendor of the Colossi ...

In a study published today in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated over 1,000 human remains from the Nile River Valley, ...

Egypt has unveiled two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor. The alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of ...

Despite sitting on the seafloor two millennia off the coast of Alexandria, still visible on the boat’s timber was graffiti ...

Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how.

When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...

An overview of part of the King Nyuserre temple uncovered in Abusir. (Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism) ...

An archaeological team has uncovered for the first time more than half of the temple, long buried under River Nile sediment.

The discovery of the Snake Goddess made researchers focus on the mysterious religion of Minoan Crete and its connection of ...

The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled in a renovation project that lasted about two ...

The sole surviving sample of Queen Cleopatra's handwriting, found on an ancient papyrus, reveals a single Greek word, "ginesthoi." ...