Generations of creatives have looked back to ancient Egypt in their search for art and design inspiration—here are three ...

Papyrus—made from the stems of the plant Cyperus papyrus—was used in the ancient world for baskets, sails, and boat-making in addition to being a popular writing material.

The first use of papyrus paper is thought to be as early as 4,000BC, with the start of the 1st Dynasty, about the same time that ancient Egyptians developed a written language, on a medium other ...

The "intriguing new" rock engraving was found on the west bank of the Nile River near Aswan in November 2022, during a survey ...

In October 2023, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of a 3,500-year-old sarcophagus unearthed at a 20th-Dynasty cemetery at Minya on the western bank of the Nile.

After an initial blank space, the papyrus’ first scene shows Ahmose worshiping Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, researchers said. The rest of the scroll includes 150 columns written ...

The temple is located at Esna, a city in southern Egypt that is about 37 miles (60 kilometers) south of Luxor (ancient Thebes). It is dedicated to Khnum, an ancient Egyptian god associated with ...

Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country does today, according to a new study of a scroll.

After an initial blank space, the papyrus’ first scene shows Ahmose worshiping Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, researchers said. The rest of the scroll includes 150 columns written ...

A village keeping the ancient Egyptian craft of papyrus-making alive has seen demand for the paper collapse after the novel coronavirus pandemic brought Egypt's foreign tourism sector to a near ...

The iconic prize was designed almost a century ago by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, and bears a striking resemblance to ancient depictions of Ptah, the Egyptian god of artists and craftsmen.