Cakes have come a long way in human history. Especially when you consider that the classic dessert has evolved over thousands ...

AUC Press has grown to be the largest English-language academic book publisher in the Middle East, and books on Egyptology ...

The inaugural Amelia Peabody Endowed Professorship was awarded to Distinguished University Professor Salima Ikram, providing her with the funds to continue researching Egypt's past to better ...

For centuries, the festival calendar has been a spectacular affair. Here’s a look at some of the oldest celebrations around the world.

At The Met, “Divine Egypt” brings a 3,000-year pantheon of gods to life through sculpture, relief, and sacred art.

Mouse collector, deity, messenger of Satan, or beloved family member. The history of the cat is long and marked by ups and ...

"Divine Egypt," a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features nearly 250 artifacts representing the rich ...

One of the oldest temple complex sites (if not the oldest) is found in Ġgantija, on Malta's sister island of Gozo. This world heritage structure, protected by UNESCO, never fails to capture ...

More than 200 objects illuminate the religion of those who built the pyramids four millennia ago.

A once-in-a-decade exhibition of ancient deities — many are goddesses — ranging over more than 3,000 years, from monumental ...

CAIRO, Egypt — A limestone tablet dating back more than 4,000 years has disappeared from Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis, authorities said Monday, weeks after a gold bracelet was stolen from the national ...

Egypt on Saturday opened the tomb of a pharaoh for visitors after more than two decades of renovation in the southern city of Luxor, as it prepares for the official opening of the Grand Egyptian ...