When most people think of Ancient Egypt, they picture towering pyramids, golden treasures, and powerful rulers commanding ...

Taken together, the discoveries suggest that Egyptian burial architecture was being tested and refined centuries before the ...

An Egyptian archaeological mission has unearthed a pair of 5,000-year-old tombs in Minya Governorate that are shedding new light on the evolution of ancient Egyptian funerary architecture. The ...

Planning a trip to Egypt? Discover the country's top attractions, from the iconic Pyramids of Giza and ancient temples of ...

In ancient Egypt, did pyramids really have booby traps? Why was treasure hidden inside? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand. When the ancient Egyptians built their giant pyramids, they wanted to ...

The Pyramids of Giza were built to last for eternity, securing a safe passage to the afterlife for the souls of the pharaohs. To ensure that their divine gateways could infinitely withstand the mortal ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

Hydraulic mechanics may have indeed been the driving force behind the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids. In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, ...

From the Grand Egyptian Museum showing thousands of years of history, to Cairo, the Red Sea, the pyramids and more, Egypt is a fast-growing world tourism destination.

A month-long Indian programme promoting healthy ageing and cultural exchange culminated in a large International Day of Yoga ...