November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun 's mummified remains. What followed wasn't ...

A 3,500-year-old fortress from ancient Egypt has been discovered, featuring towers, zigzag walls, and ancient military ...

Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.

A landmark discovery on an ancient branch of the River Nile may have solved the mystery of how the pyramids in Egypt were ...

The first study granted access to artifacts in British museums for radiocarbon dating has examined the transition between the Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. One of ...

Two voids found on the eastern face of Menkaure's pyramid may indicate the presence of a second entrance. Two voids detected on the eastern side of the Pyramid of Menkaure on Egypt 's Giza plateau ...

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 ...

Sobia, a creamy drink made from rice, milk, coconut, and sugar, originated in medieval Egypt as a fermented beverage and evolved into a nonalcoholic Ramadan staple. Egyptian sobia is sweet, cooling, ...

The extraction of Guangdong cultural elements and the optimization of artificial intelligence algorithm are an important link in the design and marketing of ancient buildings. High-quality modeling ...

Ra, often depicted as a falcon-headed deity crowned with a solar disk, stands as the central figure in ancient Egyptian religion. His origins trace back to the Old Kingdom (c. 2686–2181 BCE), where he ...

Selection of the fragments from the Middle Kingdom metalworking remains. Credit: German Archaeological Institute, Cairo Department / CC BY 4.0 A new archaeological study has confirmed that ancient ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza—the largest of Egypt’s pyramids—consists of about 2.3 million limestone blocks. The smallest of these weigh two tons, while the largest weigh over 60. History says laborers ...