An ancient Egyptian board game piece was repurposed centuries later in Sudan into a dazzling gold-and-amethyst pendant.

A team of Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a 3,200-year-old tomb believed to belong to a high-ranking military commander from the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses III, often considered the last great ...

A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first ...

Among the most striking discoveries is the mummy of a man found inside a sarcophagus, described as being 'completely covered ...

Lost scroll found: A 3,500-year-old Book of the Dead was discovered intact in a New Kingdom tomb, offering rare insight into ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs. Language puzzle cracked: Linguists used ...

Egypt on Saturday was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilization — a megaproject also aimed at boosting the country’s tourism ...

While excavating the tomb of Jifai-Hapi, who governed the Asyut region during Egypt's Middle Kingdom, archaeologists discovered the tomb of the ancient governor's daughter, "Edi." The find was ...

Go back in time to ancient Egypt. Thousands of years, in fact. Their influence on modern life can be seen in our language, art, engineering, and more. Gain a new appreciation for ancient Egyptian ...

A joint mission between German and Egyptian archaeologists has uncovered a centuries-old mastaba during an excavation in Dahshur, close to the Great Pyramid of Giza. Mastabas are a type of ancient ...

Language Spoken in Ancient Egypt: There are more than 7,000 languages spoken around the world today. Some have been around ...