These talented craftspeople specialized in ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, stonemasonry, coffin decorating and other art forms ...
Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted some 3,000 years; the show, which runs into January, covers all periods and features ...
Khentika’s tomb is a mastaba, one of the few in Egypt to have a curse inscribed on its facade. Mastabas were rectangular, ...
A priceless bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope was recently stolen from Cairo's Egyptian Museum and melted down by thieves for $4,000, echoing similar thefts over time.
The seized items include a funerary statue valued at $6 million that likely came from an archaeological site near the ancient ...
"Divine Egypt," a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features nearly 250 artifacts representing the rich ...
A thrift store in Canada was selling a collection of antique rings and medallions for about 20 US dollars when it learned the jewelry was from ancient times.
Just weeks after a pharaoh's 3,000-year-old bracelet was stolen, officials in Egypt say an even older piece of art has ...
On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered the text on the Rosetta stone, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization. The stone had been ...
The discovery of a sunken port off the coast of Egypt may offer a puzzle piece in the longstanding search for Cleopatra’s lost tomb and glimpses into the country’s ancient maritime activity, according ...
The Grand Egyptian Museum is set to open in its entirety — from pyramid views to Tutankhamun’s treasures, here’s what you can ...