The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, represent Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt about 3,400 ...

While exploring ancient Egyptian temples, researchers found massive stone structures that clearly predated dynastic Egypt.

Sephardi Jews flourished for centuries in Muslim Spain and Portugal, creating a luminous culture of poetry, science, and ...

When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...

Many years ago, I worked in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of a busy east ­London hospital, which served a large ...

Contrary to popular belief, illuminated manuscripts were not exclusively made in Europe—one of the most impressive is from ...

Follow a line south and west from the Gaza Strip, continue through Egypt, and you’ll end up in another place where a genocide ...

Egypt has unveiled two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor. The alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of ...

In a study published today in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated over 1,000 human remains from the Nile River Valley, ...

An overview of part of the King Nyuserre temple uncovered in Abusir. (Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism) ...

Supplements, pseudoscience, and inert treatments abound on social media. Here's why some parents come to believe fake fixes ...

Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how.