A large ancient Egyptian fortress in the northern Sinai Desert had an elaborate landscape of 500 trees leading to its entrance more than 2,000 years ago, new excavations reveal. Archaeologists ...

“Moreover, it reopens the possibility of ‘Winding Waterway’ being the ancient Egyptian name of our galaxy.” Elizabeth Rayne is a creature who writes. Her work has appeared in Popular ...

“Egyptian Pharaohs, From Cheops to Ramesses II” at the Walkerhill Hotel & Resort takes viewers on a journey to rediscover ancient Egypt. The immersive exhibition “Egyptian Pharaohs, From ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift"—the band along the Milky Way caused by dust clouds. This is the ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests. Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky ...

An Associate Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, Or Graur, discovered what is believed to be the oldest known depiction of the Milky Way in ancient Egyptian art.

Known today as blue lotus, this aquatic beauty wasn’t just decorative — it was practically ancient Egypt’s pharmacy in a flower. Depictions of the blue lotus appear everywhere in Egyptian ...

Depictions of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess found on tombs and coffins dating back almost 5,000 years may represent a key feature of the Milky Way. After analyzing hundreds of images of the ...

A group of experts has found several images of an ancient Egyptian civilization in which there are representations of the Milky Way. They were found in coffins more than 5,000 years old ...

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 ...

The Valley of the Kings and other bucket-list Egyptian destinations offer a glimpse ... You can just sit back and enjoy these 15 images of ancient Egypt from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest.