Around 35,000 years ago, a man of African ancestry died in what is now Egypt. Predating the first known pharaoh by 32 millennia, no one knows who this man was or what kind of society he lived in.

Cairo — As soon as Netflix dropped the trailer for its upcoming "docudrama" about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, drama started bubbling up online. The preview quickly drew criticism. Some ...

The journey into ancient mysteries continues there! Brien Foerster. A Thorough Exploration Of The Great Sphinx Of Egypt At Giza. Posted: May 7, 2025 | Last updated: May 7, 2025.

A new exhibit in a Dutch museum explores how Black musicians have drawn inspiration and pride from the idea that ancient Egypt was an African culture. Egyptians say it distorts their history and ...

The oldest known sphinx statuette has just been found near the pyramids of Giza. It’s small in size but massive in historical importance. Researchers are now reconsidering the chronology of Egypt’s ...

Unlike the Greek monster, the Great Sphinx has a man’s head and lacks wings. Other depictions of sphinxes appear in different eras of ancient Egypt, and while the lion’s body remains ...

In Dynasty 18 (ca. 1550-1295 B.C.), a new trailblazer led Egypt during an era of growth and prosperity. When the king died after only three years on the throne, a mere toddler became pharaoh; the ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have found the tomb of King Thutmose II — the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's in 1922. Latest U.S.

Presiding over Egypt for just under 40 years during the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom, Amenhotep III ascended the throne while still a child and went on to become one of the most famous men ever ...

Sheba pet food is searching for a domestic cat in the U.S. with links to the feline nobility of ancient Egypt Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013 ...

Christopher Temple, a white man, was involved in an altercation with 25-year-old Black man Trevor Moses on Jan. 26. Despite a video of the fight reportedly showing Temple as the primary aggressor ...

The site comprises three pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza, built as ornate, awe-inspiring mausoleums for pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure between about 2560 B.C. and 2540 BC.