The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine ...

Two Italian scientists claim to have discovered 38,000-year-old structures buried deep beneath the pyramids. But there's a ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Great news for all young Egyptologists: there’s a wonderfully educational temporary exhibition currently running in London ...

In Egyptian mythology, Osiris was murdered by his brother ... the god of chaos. During the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649 –2150 b.c.), especially in Lower Egypt, the Big Dipper was a circumpolar star ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II, a ...

dedicated to some of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian mythology. The discovery has been described as a “geometric miracle” and could finally lead to some answers about one of ...

A team of Egyptian and French archaeologists have discovered ancient artefacts dating back to a school known as the 'House of Life. The group were excavating an area near the Ramesseum Temple in Luxor ...