The date is April 1, 2471 B.C., and a total solar eclipse has forced night to fall during the day in Egypt. The sun has morphed into a lifeless black circle surrounded by a milky halo, a consequence ...

A rare total solar eclipse that darkened the skies of ancient Egypt in 2471 B.C. may have played a role in a remarkable transformation in the country’s religious traditions. New findings suggest this ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered an impressive Egyptian temple dedicated to a fertility god that dates back over 2,000 years. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities released a statement ...

An Ancient Egyptian vase with a face resembling the deity Bes was found with traces of a mixture containing several psychedelic compounds. A recent preprint of a study intended for peer review, ...

At an oasis south of Cairo, Egypt, archaeologists discovered small rock tombs. The tombs were filled with mummies, but instead of kings, queens and noble people wrapped in cloth, the mummies belonged ...