The summer solstice occurs each year on June 21. It was celebrated by ancient cultures across the world, including the ...

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The Assyrian Empire shaped the ancient world for centuries. At its height, it stretched from the Persian Gulf to Egypt, ...

The ancient tomb, found in Abydos, Egypt, is thought to belong to a pharaoh who ruled 3,600 years ago, during a time of ...

Ctesibius was a pioneering inventor of ancient Greece whose work in pneumatics and hydraulics shaped technologies still in ...

But how did Ramesses II die and what happened following the celebrated pharaoh's death? First, let's start with Ramesses II's ...

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Researchers recreated ancient Egyptian blue pigment and uncovered insights into its production, variability, and future tech ...

Archaeologists were delighted by the discovery of an intact pharaoh's mummy, but they couldn't help but wonder: Who were the other 12 mummies resting in the same tomb? Royal occupationA sunken ...

Local Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed the never-before-seen tombs of Egyptian officials, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced (via The New York Post). The tombs were ...

A high-profile activist mission sailing to Gaza with 12 activists on board, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, has reached the Egyptian coast and is nearing the Strip, organizers ...

Federal authorities said the attack was carried out by an immigrant from Egypt who arrived on a visa. Egypt is not on the list of countries whose citizens will be restricted or barred from ...