Hatshepsut ruled Egypt for over 20 years during the 18th Dynasty, overseeing major building projects and trade expeditions.

Continue the adventure inside the legendary Egyptian Museum in Cairo where a 22nd birthday celebration unfolds among five thousand years of history, from the only surviving statue of pyramid builder ...

New tours of the Rockefeller Museum showcase artifacts ranging from First Temple-period jewelry to Egyptian pharaohs. The ...

The Nile nourishes a green band stretching through the desert, from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Along its ...

The research suggests the Indus Valley Civilisation could be far older than previously believed, not just by a few centuries, but by thousands of year.

Some 280 artifacts from the days of Egypt’s pharaohs are now on display in Tainan, courtesy of the prestigious British Museum, in what has been hailed as the biggest Egyptology exhibition to ever be ...

February 16, 1923. The burial chamber of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, or King Tut, is opened by archaeologist Howard Carter. Among the treasure trove of golden objects, funeral jewelry that is now on ...

The drill’s chemical composition was also surprising, study co-author Jiří Kmošek noted, as it is made up of an unusual ...

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Lawyer for Greg Trotter says FBI Agent should "try selling real estate" as his client seeks re-instatement to duty on town ...

There was only one graded stakes race on the road to the GI Kentucky Oaks this weekend, but it was a big one. The GII Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra Stakes has produced 12 winners of the Oaks. The list ...