The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

"The rumors suggesting the presence of columns beneath the Pyramid of Khafre are nothing but fabrications propagated by individuals with no expertise in ancient Egyptian civilization or the ...

II. IT has often been maintained that the Aton-cult instituted by Ōkhnatōn (Amenōphis IV.) displays non-Egyptian features and is in a large measure the product of foreign influences. I hope ...

During the springtime festival, ancient Egyptians would offer salted fish and other foods to their gods, to coincide with the spring equinox. During this period, which corresponds to the era of ...

Ancient Egyptian literary compositions were generally copied on papyrus paper, and this has generally not survived the damp and fire of history (survival). The scale of destruction is revealed starkly ...

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Archaeologists have discovered a rare Ancient Egyptian inscription in Jordan in a major "first-of-its-kind" breakthrough. Featuring the royal seal of Ramses III in southern Jordan's Wadi Rum Reserve, ...

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