The gold ring with a red garnet is going to be a big help in understanding the largely unknown Hellenistic period in ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

What it tells us about the past: This amulet, shaped like a scarab beetle, was discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman ... This exquisite necklace was excavated in the 1930s ...

Al-Ahram Weekly takes a trip back to ancient Egyptian times to find out what the people used to eat What the ancient Egyptians ate in the distant past has some similarity to what the modern ...

Prosecutor-general investigates theft of hundreds of objects from galleries in Mit Rahina – known in Ancient Egypt as Memphis An investigation is underway into the looting of Ancient Egyptian ...

Now French researchers suggest that the ancient Egyptians' heavily painted eyelids did more than attract admirers—they also protected against eye infections. (Related: "Scorpion King's Wines ...

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists in Egypt are unraveling the secrets of an ancient military site ... and the Mediterranean Sea. Many Egyptian kings built fortresses ...

When the Nile flooded, Egyptians celebrated the feast of Opet, a joyous procession the carried statues of the gods from Karnak to Luxor. This 20th-century illustration by American artist Balage ...

The items spanned centuries and included a range of styles from different eras of ancient Egyptian civilization ... of Alexander the Great -- and jewelry pieces that date back 2,400 years were ...