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

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

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

The large relief is one of only two known pieces of art that depict illustrations of the seasons. Now it’s gone.

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 ...

Inside the Temple of Seti I at Abydos lies one of Egypt’s most puzzling mysteries carvings that appear to show a helicopter, ...

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

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

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, ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 27 coffins at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, a burial ground that is also home to one of the world's oldest pyramids, the ministry of tourism and ...

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

More than 200 objects illuminate the religion of those who built the pyramids four millennia ago.