Located in Fustat (Old Cairo), the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is like no other. The museum is dedicated ...

Cairo is a spread-out city with heavy traffic, depending on the time of day, so it’s best to have everything you need with ...

One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.) and identified the names ...

This armor wasn't just for show. It could have seen deadly combat during the epic Trojan War.

Cape Town Opera delivers a superb production of one of opera’s true classics, Aida. This production reimagines the setting in an African futurist time and landscape.

The Tarkhan Dress is one of the most remarkable textile discoveries and is currently considered the oldest woven garment in ...

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced the galaxy, such as the Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, and the Book of Nut.

Pharaoh Khufu was the first Egyptian ... depictions of ancient farmers working their fields and tending livestock, fishing and bird hunting, practicing carpentry, wearing costumes, and performing ...

But what is the Eye of Horus and what did it mean to the ancient Egyptians? According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to ...

Roughly 90 students dressed as ancient Egyptian and Hittite soldiers ... scriptwriting, choreography, costumes, props and outreach. “We would have meetings outside of class with our committees to come ...