This redefines “high” society in ancient Egypt. 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 ...

Shabti, the ancient Egyptian funerary figurines that were supposed to work for the deceased in their afterlife, have revealed the identity of a pharaoh in an unnamed sarcophagus. Pharaoh Shoshenq III ...

An Italian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a sun temple belonging to an ancient Egyptian king near Cairo, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said. The temple of King Nyuserre is ...

After more than a century of waiting, Italian archaeologists have finally uncovered the remains of King Nyuserre's Valley Temple at Abu Ghurab near Abusir, revealing one of the most significant solar ...

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 ...

There are many common misconceptions about ancient Egypt that historians and scholars alike have debunked. Credits: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Many misconceptions about ...

Egypt recovered 36 ancient artifacts from the United States, authorities announced on Thursday, in the latest effort to reclaim its ancient heritage as tens of thousands of antiquities are believed to ...

King Tutankhamun’s face on his gold outer coffin New Kingdom 18th Dynasty Egypt 1332-1323 BCE. Credit: Flickr / Mary Harrsch CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 A new study reveals how the gold rush that once swept ...

A new campaign launched in Egypt last week to mark the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is demanding the return of Egyptian artefacts kept in European museums and has already garnered over ...

The $1 billion project faced repeated setbacks. CAIRO -- Egypt on Saturday held a glittering ceremony attended by European and Arab royals and presidents to mark the long-awaited full opening of the ...

Explore how the mighty 19th Dynasty of ancient Egypt — born from non-royal roots and soaring to its greatest height under rulers like Ramses II — ultimately spiralled into chaos: trade routes ...

Before Cleopatra VII became Egypt’s most famous ruler, her family’s story stretched back centuries to Alexander the Great and the Macedonian conquest of Egypt. From palace intrigue and inter-family ...