According to research published in Nature's npj Heritage Science journal, Professor Sayed Hemeda of Cairo University's Department of Preservation of Architectural Heritage has identified structural ...
The museum opens Nov. 4 near the Giza Pyramids, exhibiting more than 100,000 artifacts, including Tutankhamun’s full treasure ...
In the exhibit, what unfolds is a remarkable re-creation of Tutankhamun’s tomb just as it was discovered in 1922.
Researchers say the mask's pierced ears and mismatched gold suggest it was originally made for a female ruler, possibly ...
Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the ...
In exclusive interview with The National, Sherif Fathy outlines plans for inauguration of Egypt's 'gift to the world' ...
In “Dinner With King Tut,” Sam Kean shows how experimental archaeology can recreate the stinky, slimy, and tasty parts of ...
The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 3,300-year-old bone whistle carved out of a cow's toe, and it may have been used by an ancient "police officer." ...
Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...
An archaeologist performs restorations on the sarcophagus of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the restoration lab of the Grand Egyptian Museum in 2020. An archaeologist performs restorations on the sarcophagus ...
An archaeologist performs restorations on the sarcophagus of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the restoration lab of the Grand Egyptian Museum in 2020 — Khaled DESOUKI As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over ...