What’s drawing ... alleged Egyptian map opens the door to more questions than answers. If real, who created it? How was such detailed knowledge obtained? Could this point to an ancient seafaring ...

Even those who know little of ancient Egypt’s mysteries have heard of ... “Sometimes they are combined with drawings. At Deir ...

One of Cleopatra’s Needles, a 224-ton Egyptian obelisk enveloped in hieroglyphs, stands today for all to admire—not in Cairo but in London. The ancient ... This 1878 drawing by Emile Prisse ...

Researchers have discovered what is thought to be the first known map of the night sky ... a collection of ancient texts found in Sinai, Egypt, which date back to the sixth century.

mummies and pharaohs Though Punt was mentioned in ancient Egyptian documents, it was never identifiable on a map. In 2020, Nathaniel Dominy, a primatologist at Dartmouth College used molecules ...

Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile river that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Colossal statues of pharaohs on granite thrones adorn the great staircase at the Cairo’s new Grand ...