As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

The Grand Egyptian Museum spans an astonishing 500,000 square meters, twice the size of the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...

After 20 years of development, The Grand Egyptian Museum brings ancient Egypt back to life.

a VR experience taking you ‘into the Egyptian afterlife’ and an AR walk through the Valley of Kings. Photo: Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition Clearly the whole thing is somewhat lurid ...

The gold burial mask of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. AMIR MAKAR/AFP Some historians have suggested that the dual qualities of the snake — as both a ...

Ahmad Hasaballah / Getty Images Ancient Egypt was primarily ruled by men, with only a handful of women successfully coming to power. One of them was Hatshepsut, the sixth pharaoh of the 18th ...

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in the region of Egypt where King Tutankhamun was discovered ... could reveal clues to the lives of ancient Egyptians 3,600 years ago.

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Mansour's arrest may ease Egyptian worries over HTS rise Egypt fears Syria's upheaval aids Islamist regrouping Egyptian media critical of Damascus power change, Brotherhood resurgence DAMASCUS ...

Many mummies from ancient Egypt also have tattoos, as do remains from cultures around the world.

A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, a former Inca stronghold nestled in the Andes mountains. The tunnel ...