The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, god of abundance and fertility. THE PERFECT AMOUNTEgyptians needed the ...

The Nile was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt, and its inundation was the pivotal annual event in Egyptian civilization. Every summer, between May and September, the river gradually swelled until it ...

Excerpted from Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations by Sam Kean. Copyright ...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Friday. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that both Israel and Hamas had "signed off" on the first phase of a peace plan in Gaza ...