Child: The ancient Egyptian civilisation and language died out nearly 1,500 years ago. So, how do we know so much about them? Teacher: The answer is right in front of you! Child: What do you mean?

Ancient Egyptian architects often included what they ... While it contains 24 gigantic support columns to hold up the ceiling, only the capitals of the 18 free-standing columns are decorated ...

Now, snorkelers can swim among its remarkably preserved ruins, where statues, temples, and everyday objects whisper tales of ...

It was just this month that an English-Egyptian archaeological mission revealed that it had uncovered the last missing tomb of a king from Ancient Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty, King Thutmose II ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...

The unearthing of the long-lost tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II is being described as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in recent years. Thutmose II's mummy was ...

delicate frescoes and prominent columns. Join BBC Bitesize as we discover just what made a house a home for these ancient civilisations. We have an idea of what ordinary ancient Egyptian homes ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell "sweet," "woody" and "spicy," reveals new research. The study is the first time that the smells of mummified bodies have been systematically analyzed ...