Scans of a hill showed a dense concentration of abandoned buildings, so archaeologists started digging. Here’s what they found.

Men typically pair it with a turban (ammama), and depending on occasion or region, add layers: the jibba (outerwear), kaftan ...

Yi Wong from the University of Toronto analysed broken statues of the pharaoh Hatshepsut and found that—contrary to some ...

Evidence of textile workshops demonstrates that girls’ labour was valued enough to be documented in administrative records ...

Archaeologists uncovered the ancient city of Imet in Egypt’s Nile Delta, revealing homes, temples, and artifacts from the 4th ...

Supporters saw the Mütter’s preserved fetuses, skulls, and “Soap Lady” as a celebration of human difference. New management ...

Ritual ‘retirement’ rather than family feud might explain why so many figures of the female pharaoh are broken and cracked.

After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun's iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set ...

The fact that Ramesses II lived to around age 90 was, in itself, quite a feat in ancient Egypt. At the time "most people died ...