Are hieroglyphs really as indecipherable as they look? Here is a primer on how to start interpreting these ancient motifs.

Research has unveiled the genetic composition of an ancient Egyptian who lived around 4,500 years ago, revealing he had both North African and Iraqi ancestry in his DNA. The ongoing National Egyptian ...

Sixty-five years ago, the monumental Abu Simbel was destined to disappear beneath the floodwaters of a new Nile dam. Then the ...

In early 2023, archaeologists in Abydos, Egypt, unearthed a royal tomb believed to be over 3,600 years old. This burial site, surprisingly intact and ornately constructed, may belong to one of the ...

Ancient Egyptian culture has drawn the attention of humans throughout the centuries. But some of the most repeated facts about ancient Egypt don't have scientific backing, experts said. Here are nine ...

Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when Egyptologists took a closer look, they were able to piece together how the art form ...