Magic was a part of everyday life for the ancient Egyptians. They believed that dark powers were everywhere and that they ...

After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...

Some citizens and archaeologists are concerned about what they see as widespread "mismanagement" of Egypt's rich cultural ...

A claim that they received 4 to 5 liters of beer a day has appeared in social media posts, popular articles and books for ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...

Archaeologists investigating a roughly 5,000-year-old tomb in southwestern Spain say ... the team has not been able to get high-quality ancient DNA samples from the remains to understand how ...

Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom, built in the expectation of continuing needs in the ...

However, the detection of gold in Egyptian tombs is now a rarity due to the ... an unprecedented glimpse into the region’s ancient funerary art.” The ceilings in the chambers were also painted ...