There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...

The location of the entrance to Egypt's 'floating' pyramid stumped archaeologists for years, but the nearby village is the ...

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

In different passage, Aulus tells us about some bookstalls he came across when he arrived by ship at the port of Brundisium ...

Egypt has unveiled two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor. The alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled after a two-decade renovation project.

Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was widespread in the land of the pharaoh — including during the time of King ...

Underwater archaeologists announced Monday they had discovered the 2,000-year-old wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast of Alexandria. Divers found the vessel's hull, which was more ...

Europe has been obsessed with Ancient Egypt for over 2,000 years — from Roman emperors parading obelisks, to Renaissance scholars chasing hidden wisdom, to Napoleon’s grand expedition and the ...

Long before modern billionaires threw lavish parties at sea on their superyachts, the wealthy elite of ancient Egypt traversed the river Nile in luxury on their pleasure barges. Now, for the first ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom. Researchers analyzed artifacts tied to Pharaoh Ahmose, gaining rare access to ...

We walk you through the incestuous, murderous, and surprisingly relatable world of Egyptian deities at The Met.

Sobek, crocodile-headed god of the Nile; Sekhmet, leonine goddess of war; Anubis, jackal god of the underworld; and Hathor, mother goddess with a cow’s horns: The ancient Egyptian pantheon of gods was ...