Ancient Egypt represents one of the cradles of civilisation, and covers a period of more than 3,000 years. If those facts leave you feeling a little guilty that you know so little about such an ...

Looking at Egypt, historian Khaled Fahmy affords a harrowing insight into the status of that most indispensable of commodities: the book In recent weeks I encountered two incidents that made me feel ...

Egyptologist and academician Monica Hanna talks about her recent book, “The Future of Egyptology,” which provides a roadmap to revamp this social science away from the heavy colonial imprint. Why does ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. From boat graves to sarcophaguses and from tomb robbers to the temple of ...

A 3,500-year-old cemetery in Egypt containing "Book of the Dead" papyrus and mummies has been uncovered. According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the cemetery ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 52-foot-long (16 meters) papyrus containing sections from the Book of the Dead. The more than 2,000-year-old document was found within a coffin in a tomb ...

Despite rising paper costs causing book prices to increase, exhibitors at the 55th Cairo International Book Fair are making offers and discounts of up to 70 percent. The exhibition is scheduled to ...