Egypt's three iconic pyramids at Giza dominate the landscape and the smallest of structures survived an attempt to destroy it ...

In an archaeological first, scientists have scraped the organic residue within a 2,000-year-old head-shaped drinking vessel, ...

Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when ...

An ancient shipwreck proves the Greek historian Herodotus was correct about the observations he made in relation to Egyptian ...

When most people think of Egypt, their minds inevitably wander to the Pyramids of Giza or the temples of Luxor. While these ...

The modern city of Luxor, known in the ancient world as Thebes, has one of the largest concentrations of ancient monuments in ...

Thonis-Heracleion was once a bustling city at the mouth of the River Nile, serving as Egypt’s primary port for international ...

Archaeological discoveries indicate that alphabetic writing dates back 500 years earlier than previously believed. What ...

Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...

Black artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor.