Her body was positioned to face the setting sun at the winter solstice, while her sarcophagus was aligned with the heliacal rising of Sirius; the brightest star in the sky, associated with the annual ...

The discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799, and its subsequent decryption, revealed the secrets of the pharaohs hidden in the hieroglyphic script.

The remains of a talented healer and 'priest and magician' who was thought to have treated pharaohs have been found in Egypt, ...

The tomb of Teti Neb Fu, an ancient Egyptian physician who lived around 4,000 years ago during the sixth dynasty, was ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the 'incredible' discovery of the tomb, located in the ancient ...

A piece of ancient Egyptian petroglyph dating back to the First Dynasty offers new insights into the origins of the state.

The tunnel beneath the temple of Taposiris Magna is 2m high and was cut through 1,305 metres of sandstone - it is hoped it ...

A tunnel has been discovered under the Taposiris Magna temple in Egypt that is being described as a 'geometric miracle' and ...

Sealed inside a rocky tomb for over four millennia, an Egyptian skeleton has just revealed a hidden chapter of ancient ...

The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 was one of the biggest of the 20th century but the man behind the find chose to ...

The Egyptian locust is an invasive species in North America, though common throughout Europe and North Africa. The locusts ...

A live Egyptian locust found in luggage at Detroit Metro Airport highlights the ongoing efforts by CBP to protect U.S. agriculture from invasive species.