Gold was extracted from Egyptian mines through forced labor to finance the wars and expansion of the ancient kingdom.

The Egyptian empire was under threat from the Hittites, who lived in what is now Turkey. They were far more advanced than the Egyptians and were already pushing against the northern border of Egypt's ...

The rise and fall of the ancient Egyptian empire was hinged to changes in the Nile, explains Hader. Looking back on a society that rose to power by tapping into the local ecosystem can teach ...

Archaeologists in Luxor, Egypt, have made a new discovery by unearthing ancient Egyptian tombs of officials who worked in the Egyptian government. They say it may lead to more cultural tourism.

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be the largest city of the Egyptian empire and the most important archaeological discovery since King Tut’s tomb nearly a century ago ...

E xcavations at Tell el-Fara’in in Egypt revealed an ancient city from the final years of the Egyptian empire, which once thrived here, dating back to the 4 th century BCE.

Unraveling the mysteries of ancient Egypt’s spellbinding mummy portraits Alexxa Gotthardt. 7 minute read ... an additional nod to the Egyptian empire’s far-flung trade.

According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, 3,000 years ago, during the 13th and 12th centuries B.C., the ancient Egyptian empire ordered its fertile provinces in modern-day Israel to increase ...

Deep in this southern part of the Egyptian empire, Amenhotep and Tiy were not just obeyed as rulers but were also worshipped as gods. ... Egyptian society - Women ...