The bed frame itself would be decorated with carvings. Instead of the soft pillows we enjoy today, ancient Egyptians positioned their heads on curved headrests, possibly to protect elaborate ...

Archaeologists have discovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs that were hiding beneath a stone well for more than 4,000 years. Working at a site outside of Cairo, they uncovered four ancient ...

In 1995, a NOVA team dared to demonstrate firsthand what has mystified historians for millennia: how to raise an obelisk using only materials and techniques the ancient Egyptians might have used.

What happened to the ancient Egyptians? The ancient Egyptian civilisation thrived for over three thousand years, but what happened to that once mighty empire and its people? What was life like for ...