New research shows Karnak Temple was built on a rare island of high ground formed as Nile river channels shifted thousands of ...

Chemical traces of opium found in an ancient Egyptian alabaster vase shows it had a widespread use. An ancient alabaster vase ...

Underwater archaeologists have stumbled across the remains of a pleasure barge dating from the first half of the 1st century ...

A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh is being assembled in full view at the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall. Staff ...

There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...

Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient Egyptian luxury barge near Cleopatra's lost palace in Alexandria. The 115-foot ...

We walk you through the incestuous, murderous, and surprisingly relatable world of Egyptian deities at The Met.

Flying to see the Great Giza Pyramids in Egypt isn't as cheap as a quick destination trip, but once you're on the ground the ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s former antiquities minister and noted archaeologist Zahi Hawass on Sunday revealed details of an ancient funerary temple in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. Hawass told reporters ...

Cairo celebrated the long-awaited opening of its National Museum of Egyptian Civilization with a procession of 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies, transporting them across the city to their new home, ...

On Saturday, the mummies of 22 ancient rulers of Egypt, including Egyptian King Seqenenre Tao II (pictured), will be transported from the Egyptian Museum to the new National Museum of Egyptian ...