After her death, Hatshepsut’s names and representations such as statues were systematically erased from her monuments.

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who reigned around 3,200 years ago, Jordan's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Boasting King Tut's treasures and countless other riches, anticipation for the Grand Egyptian Museum mounts as delays thwart ...

Her marriage to Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran was a political one, orchestrated by the groom’s father. It was notable at the time for uniting an historic royal family (the House of Ali ...

Having a lot of children can cause headaches when settling issues of inheritance. Even more so when a royal throne is part of ...

He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...

Ancient Egypt is coming to life in Chicago as Dr. Zahi Hawass, the world's most renowned Egyptologist, brings his Royal ...

According to a translated statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the three tombs —discovered in the necropolis of Draa Abu El-Naga on the west bank of Luxor—all come from the New ...