Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region. Archaeologists have discovered 5,000-year-old rock art in the Sinai ...

Romantic rings that predate St Valentine – thought to be more than 3,300 years old – are being sold at auction. The collection includes pieces dating back as far as Ancient Egypt and Rome, as well as ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...

For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the modern age. Today the Pyramids of Giza are surrounded by desert. But 4,600 ...

Crocodiles loomed large in the world of the ancient Egyptians. The Nile teemed with the lurking reptiles, and farmers, who made up most of the population, encountered them on a daily basis. While ...

An ancient Egyptian papyrus has captured the attention of scholars and believers alike, as it appears to describe events remarkably similar to the biblical ten plagues of Egypt. The document, known as ...