Acoustic scans beneath the Pyramid of Khafre reveal two vast voids deep underground—spaces that could hold long-lost chambers ...

The powerful gods of ancient Egypt are having a get-together on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That would be at the ...

In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.

Most comprehensive study of the temple complex and its surrounding land and water scapes identifies the earliest period of ...

A new Met exhibit, "Divine Egypt," showcases more than 200 artifacts and focuses on the profound roles of deities like Anubis ...

But these examples are, in fact, more than two millennia old, and they all appear in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's soon-to-open "Divine Egypt," which suggests that the ancient Egyptians kept it ...

In ancient Egyptian belief, false doors allowed the spirit of the deceased to pass between this world and the next. If this ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

An unprecedented discovery at Saqqara has revealed a rare funerary statue depicting a nobleman named Messi, his wife, and daughter, reshaping our understanding of ancient Egyptian art and family ...

The Old Kingdom Limestone Funerary Statue, valued at $6 million, is one of 14 ancient Egyptian artifacts that prosecutors say were illegally smuggled into the U.S. Photo: Maryland U.S. Attorney's ...