This made experts speculate that the 'Black Plague' may very well have been afflicting people in ancient Egypt. But such strong evidence like the mummy examined in Italy, had been missing to back ...

People divorced and remarried ... Pots like these were used to store make-up and cosmetics. Ancient Egyptians decorated their eyes with black kohl eyeliner. Both men and women painted their ...

Despite this lack of clarity over the prevalence of the Black Death in ancient Egypt, previous studies have hinted at possible outbreaks along the banks of the Nile in historic times. For instance ...

Mr Hawass said the only rulers of Egypt known to have been black were the Kushite kings of ... a heated debate on social media, with some people insisting that the role should instead go to ...