Erected over 4,600 years ago, the Pyramid of Djoser in Egypt is considered to be the first pyramid in human history. This masterpiece of ancient architecture marks the beginning of a new era, that of ...

PERHAPS the history of Islam is incomplete without a mention of Egypt. This is an ancient country that has pioneered world civilisation in all ramifications. Over a span of 50 centuries, the banks of ...

Ancient Egyptians were not only masters of architecture – they also were the original wizards of synthetic chemistry. Around ...

His accounts of ancient Egyptian history were preserved by ancient Greek writers and, until hieroglyphic writing was deciphered in the 19th century, were among the few historical accounts that ...

The newly found tomb is similar in architecture and decoration ... that were once kept by the ancient Egyptians. “The Egyptian kings liked to present their history as straightforward and linear ...

military might and monumental architecture. Ramses II, the second-longest ruling pharaoh in Ancient Egypt, reigned from 1279 to 1213 B.C., a period marking the final peak of Egypt’s military power.

From easing the passage of the deceased into the afterlife to celebrating the joys of life on Earth, dance was integral to the daily lives of ancient ... long history, the repertoire of Egyptian ...

This was the end of the Second Intermediate Period—“a very murky period” in Egyptian history ... burial for this period in ancient Egypt," Wegner says. "The architecture is quite impressive ...

CAIRO — Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh ... during a chaotic period in Egypt's history. The discovery of the tomb ...