The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

While the civilization's rulers, language, writing, climate, religion and borders have changed many times over the millennia, ...

Archaeologists believe they have discovered the secret of an ancient Egyptian ritual inside King Tutankhamun's tomb.

The meaning of four objects found in King Tutankhamun's tomb may have been discovered more than a century after they were ...

New research says that a rare solar eclipse in 2471 B.C. may have sparked ancient Egypt's surprising shift away from sun ...

The blue lotus, a captivating water lily entwined with Egyptian mythology, has long dazzled archaeologists and historians.

As its name suggests, this ritual is based on the death and resurrection of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld. It is also possible that the staffs and vessels were used for a ...

It seems plausible that the beginning of the settlement of the children of Israel in the eastern Nile Delta—dated to ...

Shepseskaf's decision to build a mastaba instead of a pyramid has puzzled archaeologists for centuries, as it marked a ...