Explore everything you need for a KS2 history lesson on the River Nile and Ancient Egypt, including a video, downloadable resources and discussion suggestions.

Researchers have explored how the River Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years and how changes in its geography could have helped shape the fortunes of ancient Egyptian civilization. Research reveals ...

Ancient Egypt might have to thank the River Nile for all its success after new research into the famous river highlights the role it played during the historic time period. A study from the University ...

Thirty-one different Egyptian pyramids appear to have been built along a branch of the Nile River that dried up millennia ago, according to new research published today in Communications Earth & ...

Although we usually imagine the conditions in Ancient Egypt to be much like the Egypt of today, back during the Holocene there was significantly more rain as a result of the African Humid Period (AHP) ...

The pyramids in and around Giza have presented a fascinating puzzle for millennia. How did ancient Egyptians move limestone blocks, some weighing more than a ton, without using wheels? Why were these ...

With centuries of construction to its name, Ancient Egypt's illustrious Karnak Temple wasn't built in a day. The site - complete with colonnades, courtyards, and even a sacred lake - was constantly ...

Many of the pyramids of ancient Egypt were built along a now extinct branch of the river Nile, geological surveys have revealed. This could explain why these pyramids, including the famed Great ...