Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king who ruled the region during a tumultuous time 3,600 years ago. The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in ...

The once-in-a-century discovery of an ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to King Thutmose II included some damaged but important ...

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

The mystery of how ancient Egyptians built the pyramids has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and engineers for centuries. While theories have ranged from massive labor forces to the use of ramps ...

For years, Egyptologists have assumed pyramid tombs were just for the rich – but the burials at a site called Tombos don’t ...

Amethyst was fashionable in the Middle Kingdom. Archaeologists discovered jewelry belonging to Middle Kingdom queens and princesses in pyramids at a site called Dahshur around 25 miles south of Cairo.

The Grand Egyptian Museum is filled with archaeological treasures, here's our pick of some of the best historical marvels.

Archaeologists also found 628 ostraca, which were broken pieces of pottery and stone that were used to ... of the techniques used by ancient Egyptians to extract gold from rocks, and [helped ...

The oldest written recipe found in Egypt is dated back to approximately the year 300 AD, and it was written on papyrus in the ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed an impressive mining complex dating back 3,000 years, which had been used to extract gold and pulverize and filter quartz.