According to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the city was an important cultural center during Egypt's Middle Kingdom, a period that stretched from around 2030 to 1650 B.C.E.

The New Kingdom of ancient Egypt was a golden age of architecture and art. A variety of factors combined to make the New Kingdom one of the most creative cultures of the ancient world.

An exciting new study has found that wasabi can be used to effectively treat fungal infections on Egyptian papyrus.

A significant archaeological find disclosed today at Al-Ghoreifa site in Minya’s Tuna Al-Gabal, in Upper Egypt, revealed for the first time the New Kingdom cemetery of the 15th ancient Egyptian ...

The Egyptian mission led by Supreme Council of Antiquities Secretary General Mostafa Waziry on Sunday 15/10/2023 announced new discoveries in Minya, in Middle Egypt.

Papyrus is a type of writing support used mostly in Egypt and parts of the Middle East. Papyrus comes from the Papyrus plant. The plant has been used for over a thousand years, and it still exists ...

Zahi Hawass continues his review of ancient Egyptian sites dating from the Old to the Middle Kingdom in the second of two articles ...

A 3,500-year-old cemetery in Egypt with 'Book of the Dead' papyrus and mummies has been uncovered, according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Egyptians used papyrus—and other ways of handling periods through the years How we’ve dealt with our periods over millennia says a lot about our societies—and the persistent stigma ...

Despite a very shaky start, Ramesses II (reigned c1279 - 1212 BC) used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt ...