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

An archaeological team has uncovered for the first time more than half of the temple, long buried under River Nile sediment.

Crocodiles were deadly — and sacred. This video explains why the ancient Egyptians worshipped Sobek, the crocodile god. He represented fertility, danger, power, and survival. Fear and reverence were ...

Poor Remington. This little Pharaoh Hound had no idea as to what he'd have in store for him today. He was probably thinking about some breakfast, a good toy wrestling session, maybe a nap, and then ...

Directors, and brothers, Lauris and Raitis Abele discuss their provocative and edgy takedown of dogmatic thinking and how its ...

“Balanced” exhibition by Ashraf Shaker. The exhibition features 40 artworks executed in various materials, including metal, ...

The Colossi of Memnon, a pair of statues each depicting the seated Amenhotep III (r. ca. 1390–1352 B.C.), once stood at the first pylon, or gateway, of the pharaoh’s enormous mortuary temple in Thebes ...

Ancient Egyptians regularly mummified crocodiles in elaborate ceremonies in dedication to their crocodile god Sobek. A study of one of these crocodiles reveals details about the animal’s death and the ...

Richie Johns, of Studio 523, told JNS that his sitcom “The Promised Land,” which modernizes the biblical stories of Moses, ...

One of the first decisions you’ll make for your new pet leopard gecko is to determine its name. Sure, they don’t quite recognize their names in the same way cats and dogs do, but choosing an ...

A Rochdale builder set out to see what life was like in the migrant jungle. Isabel Oakeshott pieces together his account of ...