The ancient Egyptians were very successful farmers. Find out more about farming and the ancient Egyptians in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 history guide.

The Ancient Egyptian civilization spanned more than 3,000 years. We might look at Ancient Egypt as a quick snapshot in time — ...

Elshafaey’s research to uncover the plant economy at the pivotal moment of ancient Egyptian state-formation is based on excavations at sites, such as Tell el-Iswid, in the water-logged Nile Delta. The ...

But one of the ancient Egyptian pictures shows what appears to be an elongated melon, so it seems farmers had bred watermelons with most if not all of the key features at least 3500 years ago.

He was perhaps the most powerful ancient Egyptian ruler; he vastly expanded the Egyptian empire and built many large monuments. He also reigned for more than 60 years, dying in 1213 B.C.