The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

Supporting this broader appeal is the recent opening of a monumental new attraction: the Grand Egyptian Museum. Inaugurated in November 2025 near the Pyramids of Giza, the museum is now one of the ...

Tutankhamun’s reign continues to captivate the world, celebrated for its pivotal role in ancient Egypt and immortalized through his lavish tomb and iconic golden mask. The boy king’s legacy is set to ...

If you need some extra reading material for these cold, snowy days that keep you indoors, four area libraries are running winter and early-spring book sales in February and March.

Looking at erosion on the pyramid, the study suggests that it may have been built around 22,916 BCE. But you shouldn't ...

The past has a remarkable habit of refusing to stay in the shadows. Every year, surprise findings and archaeological ...

We love to eat pasta in all sorts of shapes and forms. Plus, when it tastes as good as this French onion pasta, we can\'t get ...

Celebrate the New Year on an eight-night family-friendly journey through Egypt, traveling by private plane, motor coach, and ...

One of the dogs, Mimi, became a social media sensation after videos of her roaming the museum went viral ...

Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the ...

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

This specific iconography of subjugation — a bound captive struck by a weapon — has deep roots in Egyptian state ideology. It parallels famous early dynastic scenes like those at Gebel Sheikh Suleiman ...