These unique pillars were once erected by pharaohs in honor of the sun god Re. As the monuments caught on, they were moved around the world. Obelisks over KarnakTwo of three obelisks at the Temple of ...

Sir John Soane was fascinated by Egyptian architecture, but dismayed by the popularity of Egyptian-inspired motifs in fashionable decoration. ‘The Egyptian mania has spread further: even our furniture ...

From the stone that unlocked hieroglyphics to towering statues and eerie mummies, the British Museum’s Ancient Egypt collection is a must-see for history lovers. ByDavid Nikel, Senior Contributor.

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first ...

Reading the news these days is often a depressing and anxiety inducing task. The sources of these modern human malignancies are generally the same: male leaders who want to maintain economic, ...