Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

The power of Ramses III spread over key routes and was marked by rock inscriptions in his name—one has been found in Wadi Rum ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

Pelletier discovered seven previously undocumented messages carved into the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk in Paris.

The 3,300-year-old monument has sat in the French capital's center for almost 200 years, but no one else noticed these ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...

Scientists used X-rays and CT scans to explore a mummified crocodile, uncovering incredible details about its last meal, and ...

Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Poles, Romans, Saxons, medieval monks and 18th-century street sellers all had their versions of ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine ...