With pharaoh-like fanfare, Egypt unveils a huge new museum dedicated to its ancient civilization

In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000 artifacts is finally opening

After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal.The ...
The Media Line

‘Transforming El-Arish Into a Hub’: Egypt Positions Sinai at the Center of Gaza’s Recovery

When President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced on October 19 that Egypt would host a Gaza reconstruction conference next month, it was more than a policy move; it was a statement of power. From the ...
Artnet

Scholars Thought Plague Emptied This Ancient Egyptian City. New Research Says Otherwise

Hittite plague prayers show the empire suffered a two-decade epidemic and name Egyptian prisoners of war as the source of ...

Inside the $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum as 50,000 artifacts go on display from Tutankhamun to Khufu’s solar boat

The building, as big as Vatican City with a collection larger than the Louvre, has been in the making for over 30 years and ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Greeks Expanded into Assyria 2,800 Years Ago Through War and Trade

The expansion of Ancient Greeks into Assyria between the 9th and the 7th centuries BC occurred through mercenary warfare and ...
Ancient Origins

Composite Bow Revealed as Deadliest Weapon of the Bronze Age

Research has identified the composite bow as the most lethal weapon of the Bronze Age, challenging long-held beliefs about its origins and transforming our understanding of ancient warfare. A new ...

They mummified a modern human with ancient tools. It got messy.

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...