On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...

The Grand Canyon National Park hides more than stunning views it conceals entire forbidden regions where entry is strictly ...

Prince Khaemwaset, born in the 12th century BCE, was an archaeologist of his own already ancient civilization. You could call ...

The large relief was taken from the necropolis of Saqqara’s tomb of Old Kingdom royal vizier Khentika, which had been ...

After more than two decades of restoration work, the tomb of Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings has reopened to the ...

Every day has a story. Every date hides a moment in time that shaped the world. But what makes September 27 special? On September 27, key events unfolded. In 1066, William of Normandy set sail, ...

A worker named Panebu was absent on day 12 because he had been bitten - although it does not say what bit him.

These talented craftspeople specialized in ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, stonemasonry, coffin decorating and other art forms ...

During the 19th Century the mummified man, known as Pa-Sheri, was taken from Egypt to Britain and has been part of the Derby ...

A granite inscription tells us that for seven years during the reign of the ancient Egyptian king Djoser, the Nile failed to go through its annual flooding cycle, causing a devastating drought and ...

A 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy is being given a new lease of life by two student conservators as they examine the mystery ...