In antiquity, Heliopolis served as a primary religious center for the worship of Ra - indicated by the Al-Masalla obelisk of ...

Yale's Peabody museum is displaying ancient papyrus from Egypt that showcases some of humanity's first forms of writing.

Karnak Temple in Luxor Egypt Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Abrilla The Pyramids of Egypt have been greeting the rising sun for over 5000 years and the Horemakhet (Great Sphinx), for over 8000 years ...

An Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered a series of rare ...

Ancient Greece and Egypt shaped each other through trade, religion, mythology, art, and politics long before Alexander and ...

The study of celestial objects ran throughout ancient Egyptian culture. Religious events were fixed by the movements of the sun and moon, star charts were carved into the lids of tombs, and the ...

In the early first millennium, many mummies in Egypt were affixed with lifelike portraits showcasing the deceased's once-vivid eyes, styled hair and elaborate jewelry. Over the past few centuries, ...

Reads a 4,300-year-old papyrus fragment included in a new Peabody exhibition focused on writing culture in ancient Egypt.