"The port was active during the time of Cleopatra and before at the beginning of the dynasty," noted the archaeologist behind the discovery.

Dec. 2—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 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a still-shiny bronze sword engraved with the name of King Ramses II in ...

With the world already watching Egypt, hoping that the soul ship of Cheops (TIME, June 7) would prove to be laden with fascinating cargo, a second discovery came to light. Dr. Mohammed Zakaria Ghoneim ...

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A mysterious burial from ancient Egypt contains gold jewelry, including three rings — one featuring the Bes, the god of fun — and a necklace. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Experts have located a legendary lost city in Egypt that never appears on maps with the help of a mummy. Ancient Egyptians ...

Researchers documented the first spotted hyena in Egypt for 5,000 years after it was hit with a pickup truck for killing goats. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

From the tomb of Tut-ank-Amen and countless other mines of Egyptian treasure there come almost daily, priceless additions to the collections of the pitifullv inadequate and overcrowded museum at Cairo ...