“The oft-quoted curse “Death will come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the king” does not actually appear anywhere in (Tut’s) tomb,” University of Bristol archaeologist Gilmour points ...

An unmanned research vessel in the South Atlantic has gripped Argentina with its YouTube stream, attracting millions of views ...

Zahi Hawass writes about attempts to uncover the mummy of the famous ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti. It is the dream of ...

In a city full of big exhibitions, sometimes it's the smallest that delights the most, and few are smaller and more ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Egyptian graves that reveal strange and haunting rituals and acts carried out on the dead that may rewrite what we knew about early religion.

Dr. Zahi Hawass has been called the real-life Indiana Jones and the Pharaoh of Egyptian archaeology — and not always with affection. Arrogant, passionate and relentlessly driven, Hawass, the former ...

- Egyptian antiquities - Many artworks and artefacts have over the centuries been looted from Egypt, the cradle of an ancient civilisation that has long fascinated Europeans.

An iconic figure in ancient Egypt, Nefertiti served as both queen and wife to Pharaoh Akhenaten. Her beauty and power were immortalized in art, and she remains a significant figure in discussions of ...

Many artworks and artefacts have over the centuries been looted from Egypt, the cradle of an ancient civilisation that has long fascinated Europeans. Among the most high profile cases are the ...

After the French parliament voted on Monday to return to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the Ebrie tribe in 1916, here is a recap of other disputes over artefacts looted ...

- Egyptian antiquities - Many artworks and artefacts have over the centuries been looted from Egypt, the cradle of an ancient civilisation that has long fascinated Europeans.