Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 ... A popular ancient name for Egypt was "Kemet," which means the "black land." ...

Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now Opens Sunday— Feb. 17, 2025, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan; metmuseum.org.

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...

Titled “Kemet” - an ancient Egyptian word meaning the black land - the exhibition focused on the reflection of ancient Egypt in music, like jazz, funk, soul, pop, reggae, and rap.

Previously, experts had speculated about the presence of the plague in ancient Egypt. A 3,500-year-old medical text dubbed the Ebers Papyrus described a disease that "has produced a bubo, and the ...

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 ...

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the ...

The ancient Egyptians were very successful farmers. They planted their crops around the flooding cycles of the River Nile. Discover more with this year 3/4 History interactive Bitesize guide.

The topic of the imagination of ancient Egypt in music, predominantly from the African diaspora, Black artists in different styles, jazz, soul, funk, hip-hop, had long been ignored.” ...

Since the 19th century, a strain in Black American culture has claimed ancient Egypt as ancestor and inspiration. A fascination with that long-ago land has permeated Black art deeply enough to ...