News

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...
Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...
While the Grand Egyptian Museum hasn’t officially opened yet, it has been opening in stages over the last two years. Here’s ...
For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her ...
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, is now slated to open at the end of 2025. Here's how to get a sneak peek and what's on display.
Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...
For a long time, the image of Pharaoh Hatshepsut has been linked to the idea of a damnatio memoriae, a deliberate attempt to ...
In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...
Hatshepsut was an early pioneer of 'girl power', taking on the male pharaohs at their own game 3,500 years ago in ancient ...
Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be ...
Discover details about the Great Pyramid of Giza, including who built it, its construction period, dimensions, materials, and ...
In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to ...