As the official story of Cleopatra's death goes, the Egyptian queen locked herself in a mausoleum in Alexandria on an August day in 30 B.C.E. and sent for a venomous snake. After she received an asp, ...

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

In some Texas cities, the dog days of summer and the historically hottest days of the year overlap, when you look at ...

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

Discover the world of ancient wonders and mesmerizing beauty on a Nile River Cruise in Egypt. Embark along the Nile River in ...

A 4,500-year-old rock art discovery is unlocking hidden secrets about the origins of Egypt’s first kings.

Ancient Canaanite donkey sacrifice discovered in Israel sheds light on early trade with Egypt and cultural customs of the ...

Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

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

The Nile didn’t just feed Egypt—it defined it. From crops to calendars, gods to graves, every part of ancient Egyptian life ...