Ancient Egypt

The Cheops ring is a jewel made by goldsmiths during a later period of ancient Egypt – the Twenty-sixth Dynasty. […]

Deir el-Medina is in the deserted hills on the west side of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings

Hemiunu (Egyptian Hem-iunu) was a chaty (vizier) of Khufu (pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty around 2580 BC). As the son

In 1996, Egyptologist Zahi Hawass noticed impressive flashes from the bottom of a hole in an oasis in Egypt’s desert.

The Saqqara bird (popularly known as the Saqqara glider) is an object carved from sycamore wood and was found in

The Ancient Egyptians faced many foes during their long history, including the Hyksos, the Hittites and the ‘Sea Peoples’, all

2548-2530 BC. Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt This Menkaure Triad is the most important piece of the entire set of

Maiherpri lived around 1450 BC, during the Eighteenth Dynasty in the New Kingdom. It is not known exactly during which

The mummy known as Shep-en-Isis, or Schepenese, has become a real attraction since its removal from Egypt and arrival in

What to see Tanis was the capital of ancient Egypt during the 21st and 22nd dynasties and was a royal