Long overshadowed by its Egyptian neighbors, the Kingdom of Kush was a powerful and advanced African civilization that ruled ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a Cathedral in the subterranean citadel of Old Dongola, which once was the ...

Archaeology has long been kind to the men (and women) who raised Egypt’s stone marvels. Burial shafts beside the Giza ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great public works. He ruled Egypt for two-thirds of a cent ...

More than 4,500 years ago, at the dawn of Egypt’s pyramid age, a man was laid to rest in a ceramic pot. He was then sealed ...

While the Grand Egyptian Museum hasn’t officially opened yet, it has been opening in stages over the last two years. Here’s what it’s like.

The third millennium should bring forth a united and strong Uganda. But that may not be possible if we continue to explicitly ...