Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of a woman from an ancient civilization. The discovery was made within an ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in Egypt's ...

The lower part of the statue, which depicts King Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers, was found in 1930.

A worker arranges salted fish at a factory in Port Said, Egypt, on April 19 ... Sham El-Nessim traces its origins to Shemu, an ancient Egyptian harvest festival celebrating the life-giving ...

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the last known inscription written in the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt, inscribed on Hadrian’s Gate in AD 394, Philae, Egypt. Credit: Following Hadrian. CC BY 2.0/flickr ...

An Egyptian-French archaeological mission has made a series of highly significant discoveries at the Ramesseum temple (commissioned by Ramses II), located on the western bank of Luxor, Egypt. The ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of ...

Families can explore Queensland Museum's incredible Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition after hours every Friday in February, when the Museum stays open until 8:30pm. Queensland Museum will come ...

The new findings, published in the journal Antiquity, contribute to a "re-evaluation of the ancient history of northern Egypt". Dhennin said: "Discovery of well-preserved levels and structures ...

Contemplating the spectrum of contemporary clothing inspired by ancient Egypt is “like [looking into] a kaleidoscope,” Lisby says, as every designer interprets the civilization differently ...