A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom.

The most precise chronology of Early Egypt yet suggests the country formed much more quickly than previously thought. The new finding reveals a robust timeline for the first eight kings and queens of ...

Excavations at an ancient site in the Nile Delta have uncovered no less than 110 tombs dating from three different periods of ancient Egyptian history. The find includes 68 oval-shaped tombs from the ...

SAQQARA, Egypt — Seated in a yellow plastic laundry basket attached to two thick ropes, I was lowered into the earth. The light got dimmer, the temperature colder. A musty smell filled the air. The ...

Tutankhamun's tomb was one of the few royal Egyptian burials left largely untouched by ancient looters. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On November 4, 1922, workers led by British archaeologist ...

Located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis. Memphis was one of the most strategically important cities ...

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GIZA, Egypt — Even before it opened 12 enormous galleries containing priceless artifacts this week, the Grand Egyptian Museum looked to be making history. Egypt is finally allowing the public to view ...