These pyramids were built by the rulers of the Nubian civilisation, ancient Egypt's rival ... the last capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, notably ruled by a series of warrior queens known ...

Map of the Saqqara plateau showing the watercourse from the Gisr el-Mudir dam to the water treatment facility near Djoser pyramid. The water is then transferred to the pyramid’s network of pipes ...

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look at 10 fascinating discoveries from the past year. When you purchase ...

Egyptian authorities have arrested two men for attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the bottom of the sea, the country’s interior ministry said in a Monday statement.

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in ... This is close to the time when the annual flooding of the Nile occurred in Egypt. The annual flooding irrigated the adjacent farmland, allowing ...

This defeat signaled the end of Ptolemaic rule and the entry of Egypt into the Roman Empire. Alexandria, once a beacon of prosperity and learning, was transformed into a religious battleground. The ...

“Animal abuse and cruelty in Egypt is so rampant, which puts immense pressure on shelters and animal-rescue services,” says Heidi Gamal, co-founder of My New Life. An ancient Egyptian painting ...

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Sheik Mardani’s lament was for himself and 100,000 other Nubians in Egypt who last week were being ... raised to a height of 182 ft. Half of Nubia’s 30,000 arable acres were lost and the ...

The ancient Egyptian pyramid of Giza’s latitude lines up exactly with the speed of light. Credit: Harish Chouhan WordPress. CC BY 1.0 Some mysteries are likely never to be solved, indeed some are not ...

The angle of the ramp was more extreme than expected, with a slope of more than 20% - previous estimates suggested that ramps in Ancient Egypt wouldn’t have exceeded 10%. The team was ...