Ancient Egypt

Wadi Al-Hitan or Valley of the Whales is a region of the Governorate of Faiyum, in the western desert of […]

An archaeological team has discovered the method used by the ancient Egyptians to move stone blocks from the alabaster quarries

Deir el-Medina (Convent of the City) is an Egyptian town founded by Thutmose I, pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. At

Although having children was the primary duty of Egyptian women, and offspring were a source of family happiness, some surviving

The translation and study of a Papyrus which contains one of the many ancient Funerary texts has recently been published

Few archaeological discoveries have caused as much interest as that of the poly-chrome bust of Nefertiti. Its exhibition for the

Seti I, second pharaoh of the 19th dynasty and father of the great Ramses II, had his funerary temple built

Excavations in two submerged cities near Alexandria have uncovered ancient Egyptian treasures linked to the rites surrounding Osiris. Since 1996,

Rock-cut tombs were a common form of burial in ancient Egypt. These tombs were carved out of the rock cliffs

“Anubis is not death, but quite the opposite, he is a god of life”, explains Josep Padró, emeritus professor of