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

A stunning archaeological discovery in Tanis has revealed the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Sheshonq III, rewriting history.

New find of 225 ushabti statues in Egypt may identify Pharaoh Sheshonq III’s sarcophagus and rewrite Third Intermediate ...

It's return coincides with the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest archaeological museum in the world.

Winter is the ideal time to visit Luxor's Valley of the Kings, the millenia-old site of pharaonic tombs that houses the final resting place of King Tutankhamun (and possibly Queen Nefertiti). Despite ...

Archaeologists in Saqqara uncovered the beautifully decorated tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, royal treasurer and chief administrator ...

When it came time to receive his knighthood, soccer great David Beckham knew what to do. He bent his knee like, well, Beckham. King Charles III tapped his shoulders with the blade of a sword and ...

A new museum has opened in Egypt, with around 100,000 artefacts on show. It covers around 7,000 years of the country's history from pre-dynastic times to the Greek and Roman eras. The Grand Egyptian ...

After more than two decades of construction delays, political upheaval, and regional conflicts, Egypt has finally unveiled the Grand Egyptian Museum to the world. The billion-dollar complex, ...

The new museum will show all of the artefacts discovered by Howard Carter and his team in the tomb of Tutankhamun [Getty Images] Near one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the Great Pyramid ...

“I don’t know what you want, but I’ve got it,” the cheeky man quips as I try to meander my way through what we will come to call the “valley of the vendors”. He follows me, weaving between stalls ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum, covering a vast 500,000 square metres (roughly 70 football pitches), has a striking alabaster façade engraved with hieroglyphs and a pyramid-shaped entrance. Inside, a grand ...