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

Nine steps down a stone staircase in Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum, archaeologists discovered a host of hieroglyphic ...

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 ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.

A looted, ancient sarcophagus was returned to Egypt after U.S. officials determined the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences' artifact was smuggled.

Looted sarcophagus more than 2,000 years old is returned to Egypt from the U.S. Mostafa Waziri, an Egyptian antiquities official, examines an ancient wooden sarcophagus returned to Egypt by the U.S.

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

An Egyptian-Italian archaeological team has announced the discovery of several rock-cut tombs dating to the Greek and Roman ...

Egyptian officials say an ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences has been returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago.

An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago, Egyptian officials said ...