Scientists gather for a new series attempting to explain the dis-appearance of ancient civilisations. This first investigates the abrupt end of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, 4,200 years ago.

The invention of the shaduf was very important in the story of Ancient Egypt. It helped people to easily access the water from the River Nile. They built a system of canals to bring the water to ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city ...

Nile Delta: A flat and low alluvial plain created by sedimentary deposits around the mouth of the Nile River, located in the northern ... What kind of agricultural crops are grown in Egypt? Prof.SATOH ...

In a discovery that has sent shockwaves through the archaeological and historical communities, an ancient book was unearthed beneath the Nile River, leaving experts stunned, and pale, after its ...

Tomb near Abydos found 7 meters underground at Anubis Mountain, announced by University of Pennsylvania Museum.

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Travel back in time thousands of year to the banks of the Nile ... cycles of the River Nile. What games did the ancient Egyptians play? It wasn't all hard work in Ancient Egypt.

Mark Lehner, the head of Ancient Egypt Research ... food from the delta in the north near the Mediterranean, and limestone from Tura, about 12 miles south of Cairo on the Nile.

Downstream in Egypt, where the Nile meets ... Ninety-five percent of Egyptians live along the Nile or in its delta. At the megalopolis of Cairo, the river begins to fan out into a giant delta ...

Sail along the historic Nile river from Aswan to Luxor, surrounded by the timeless beauty of Egypt's ancient landmarks, including the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor ...

The burial chamber discovered in January at Abydos, an important city in ancient Egypt located about 10 km (6 miles) from the Nile River ... the Hyksos of the Nile Delta," said Wegner.