A few years ago, Egyptian archaeologists discovered what they thought were the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple dating back to the sixth century BCE. Subsequent finds at the site indicate that ...

The term Egyptian cotton gets thrown around a lot as shorthand for very fancy sheets, but not all Egyptian cotton is created equal. Some sheets made from Egyptian cotton will be certified as such ...

While excavating the tomb of Jifai-Hapi, who governed the Asyut region during Egypt's Middle Kingdom, archaeologists discovered the tomb of the ancient governor's daughter, "Edi." The find was ...

Examination of a mummy has revealed the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe - first used to preserve bodies. A battery of forensic chemical tests carried out on a mummy that dated from ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...

The Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799 AD. It is a three-foot high stone containing hieroglyphs, everyday ancient Egyptian language and a Greek translation. Since Greek was understood ...

CAIRO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Egypt opened a series of galleries to the public on Tuesday in its flagship new museum, but the glittering King Tutankhamun collection and solar boats buried by the ...

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Alaa Abdel Fattah is a British-Egyptian national who has spent most of the last decade in jail. The World Health Organization says the disease "that plagued pharaohs" now belongs to Egypt's history.

Payton has had her ‘head in the clouds’ since she was 12 years old. After visiting a local news station in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, she knew she wanted to pursue meteorology.

Don't. Head coach Sean Payton strongly suggested the Broncos will not make any blockbuster acquisitions despite the fan base — and even his own brother — clamoring for it. “The next 24 hours ...