The ancient temple complex Medinet Habu has survived for thousands of years in the arid desert climate. But in the 100 years since the Oriental Institute’s (OI) Epigraphic Survey first arrived in ...

Hidden messages can sometimes be surprisingly hidden in plain sight, especially when it comes to Ancient Egyptian monuments and artifacts. For millennia, people have been fascinated with Egyptian ...

There are around 30 ancient Egyptian obelisks around the world, but which is the biggest? The tallest standing one is the Lateran obelisk, reaching a huge 45.7 meters (150 feet) tall into the sky in ...

The Pyramid of Sahura has stood on Egypt’s desert plateau for roughly forty-four centuries, its interior seemingly mapped and remapped by generations of archaeologists. Yet restoration work has now ...

As the first quarter of the 21st century comes to an end, Mohamed Aboul-Ghar, a prominent physician and intellectual, reflects on books that caught his attention over the past 25 years. A leading ...

Dr. Zahi Hawass overseeing restoration at the Egyptian Museum (image from drhawass.com) On February 2nd, a post published on now-Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass’s blog categorically stated: “I ...

This first ancient Egyptian observatory discovered in modern times showcases advanced knowledge of astronomy and its profound link to the Egyptians' spiritual and ritualistic practices. When you ...

Ramses II is celebrated as the most powerful king of the New Kingdom, an era at the pinnacle of ancient Egyptian society. Known as Ramses the Great, he is remembered both as Egypt’s mightiest warrior ...

American writers misleadingly interpreted Egypt's past to argue that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institution ...