Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

When the sealed tomb of Tutankhamun was opened in 1922 it revealed treasures beyond imagination and a mystery that terrified the world a string of sudden deaths gave rise to whispers of a deadly curse ...

Egyptian authorities have pulled back the curtain on the repaired statues, described as 'one of the most important landmarks ...

Slightly apart from the main GEM complex stands the Khufu’s Boats Museum, home to some of the world’s oldest surviving wooden ...

In an expansive conversation, Egypt’s ambassador to India Kamel Zayed Galal speaks about the world’s largest museum dedicated ...

There's something about ancient civilizations that fascinates us even thousands of years later. Their architecture, ...

The museum campus – the largest devoted to a single civilisation – took more than 20 years to build. Read more at ...

As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, the memorial to another King Tut lies forgotten in the backyard of a Washington ...

Philip Breckner, Discover Egypt director, said: “With the GEM now fully open, Egypt has entered a new chapter. The museum is ...

Dating back to the reign of Amenhotep III, who ruled over Egypt between 1391 and 1353 BC, Aten is the largest ancient ...

In the century since archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb and revealed its magnificent contents to the world, scholars and enthusiasts alike have been fascinated by ...

Perhaps one of the most surprising mysteries still surrounding the family of King Tutankhamun is the identity of his mother. She is never mentioned in an inscription and, even though the pharaoh’s ...