Ancient Egyptian ... of the Nile, the Egyptians dug channels and walls to divert flood water away from cities and towards fields for farming. This was called basin irrigation.

Ancient Egyptian baboon mummies show signs of captivity, with evidence of poor nutrition and inadequate sunlight. (Overview of some skulls available for study.) Credit: Bea De Cupere, CC-BY 4.0 ...

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 ...

The venerable auction house is unloading one-of-a-kind gold necklaces, rings, trinkets and more from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt that cost far less than modern pieces from modern luxury ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

This is a tool that the Ancient Egyptians used. See the way it's a ... We chart the how the design of pyramids evolved over time as building methods and the preferences of the pharaohs changed.

The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance artists centuries later Eli Wizevich The Greek document details a court ...

Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt. Archaeologists uncovered parts of Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple from the Middle ...

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an ancient Egyptian wizard-doctor who treated pharaohs 4,000 years ago. The well-preserved burial site belonged to Teti Neb Fu, who served during the reign ...