The urge to leave your mark for posterity is nothing new, as ancient Greek graffiti carved into an Egyptian Temple clearly ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

Before Egypt’s dynasties, rural rituals and astral burials shaped beliefs that later defined the divine and sacred order.

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

A newly-discovered rock art panel on the western bank of the River Nile may depict an Ancient Egyptian authority figure from ...

Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

Analysis - After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her ...