The Grand Egyptian Museum is filled with archaeological treasures, here's our pick of some of the best historical marvels.

Ancient Egyptian person: We’re making flour for baking bread. Child: Ow! There’s some stone from your quern in my bread. Ancient Egyptian person: Ok, we’re good at farming, but we’re not ...

Many fine examples of wooden and clay mechanical string toys have been found in the tombs of Ancient Egypt. The original of this particular wooden crocodile is believed to be from 1100 BCE and is on ...

One morning in Amarna, a village in Upper Egypt about 200 miles ... to build the new capital. The ancient king continues to be the subject of monumental art, including this sculpture at Minia ...

The earliest archaeological evidence of the use of cosmetics can be traced back to the urban civilizations of the ancient world. In southern Iraq and in Egypt, men and women alike painted kohl around ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient ... art adorning this fourth-century B.C. tomb is related to the style of Egypt ...

What we know of this early society changes and is re-intepreted year by year as new archaeological finds discovered beneath the desert sands revise our understanding of ancient Egypt. This web ...