The tombs of three prominent statesmen from the New Kingdom era (1539 to 1077 BCE) have been uncovered in Luxor, according to ...

Several tombs of high-ranking Ancient Egyptian officials were recently uncovered by local archaeologists, shedding new light on a bygone civilization. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Barrett was not involved in the new study. “Inebriation played an important ritual role in some ancient Egyptian festivals, especially festivals associated with the flooding of the Nile ...

So how did the ancient Egyptians celebrate the new year? And how was it different from our celebrations today? The New Year's festival — known as Wepet Renpet, or "the opening of the year ...

In its early stages, formal dancing was performed by priests and ritual performers to celebrate gods at religious festivals ... (This ancient diary reveals how Egyptians built the Great Pyramid.) ...

Every year ancient Egyptians eagerly anticipated the coming ... Egypt held one of its most spectacular and most mysterious festivals: the Feast of Opet. Opet was celebrated in the city of Thebes ...

Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier says he has identified seven sets of crypto-hieroglyphs on the 75-foot-tall structure, which France received as a gift in 1836 ...

HAMPTON, Va. — St. George Coptic Orthodox Church is bringing Egypt to Hampton Roads with a three-day Egyptian Festival that is free and open to the public. "I think it's time, with the beautiful ...