At Abu Ghorub, one of Egypt’s oldest Sun Temples, archaeologists have uncovered granite and alabaster artifacts cut with machine like precision. This investigation examines how Old Kingdom engineers ...

Studio Proba and SolidNature have created three monumental stone sculptures, ‘as though they had grown from the desert sand’ ...

Opium use may have been widespread in ancient Egyptian culture—including potentially among notable kings. Yale researchers found chemical traces of opiates in an ancient alabaster vase at the Peabody ...

Professor Alan Lloyd began his career in Egyptology back in the 1960's when he achieved a degree in Ancient Egyptian and Coptic from Oxford University. He has since studied an MA and PhD and has ...

Astronomy meets antiquity on this 10-day cruise of a lifetime along the legendary Nile River to experience the total solar ...

Egyptologists have long been puzzled by a type of figure in ancient Egyptian art depicted wearing an unusual kind of conical hat. These figures often appear in scenes depicting banquets, funerary ...

A comprehensive six-year archaeological survey in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has found 573 ancient stone fortress settlements, dating from the prehistoric era to the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 ...

“Egypt’s Voice” exhibition showcases the works of 25 Egyptian artists from different generations, influenced by the voice of the Umm Kolthoum, who created works of art that spanned photography and ...

This limestone stela, a false door that served as a portal between a tomb and the afterlife, was used in the tomb of a woman named Hemi-Ra, who lived during Egypt’s First Intermediate Period (ca. 2150 ...