Beneath the sand and mud bricks of Egypt, a sealed tomb reveals its secrets for the first time in centuries. As archaeologists carefully break through the entrance, they uncover an unusual vase ...

Filled with debris and sand, the resourceful ... Egyptian “funeral home” and mummification workshop uncovered in Saqqara, read about the pyramid of Djoser — Egypt’s oldest and largest.

The town of Swakopmund in Namibia is world-famous for its huge desert landscape and giant dunes that create ideal conditions ...

There are days when the sand blows ceaselessly, blanketing the remains of a powerful dynasty that ruled Egypt 5,000 years ago. When the wind dies down and the sands are still, a long shadow casts ...