Everybody knows about the ancient pyramids of Egypt, one of the wonders of the world and a legacy for the whole human race. Built roughly 4500 years ago in what is sometimes called the "Age of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The temple is part of the ancient Memphis archaeological site dating back over 5,100 years, at a site that was then the capital of ...

Archeologists find the lost tomb of an unnamed pharaoh, in a burial complex in Egypt that reflects a time of fragmented rule.

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...

Archaeologists working near Luxor have identified the remains of a large royal city dating back around 3,400 years, offering ...

The newly uncovered basin lies west of the Temple of Maat (dedicated to Maat, the goddess associated with truth, justice, and cosmic order) and covers more than 50 square meters, according to the ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...

The history and culture of ancient Egypt has long been a source of fascination in the West, where the wonders of the great pyramids, the mysterious sphinxes and the tombs of the pharaohs fired the ...

When Napoleon Bonaparte embarked upon a military expedition to Egypt in 1798, he took with him a team of scholars, scientists and artists. Together, they produced the monumental Description de ...

Egypt on Saturday was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilization — a megaproject also aimed at boosting the country’s tourism ...