Egypt was home to the first known scientist, Imhotep, a brilliant Black physician. Famous for designing King Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the Egyptian polymath Imhotep (Greek: Imouthes, c.

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Its timing helped the Egyptians prepare for the flooding of the Nile, which brought fertile soil for farming. One key figure in Egyptian astronomy was Imhotep (c. 2650 BCE), a polymath who is often ...

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Many mummies from ancient Egypt also have tattoos, as do remains from cultures around the world.

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 ...

Of all the examples of pyramids in Egypt, the most famous is certainly the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one still surviving, and for ...

January 4, 2025 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 Grants Program The U.S. Embassy in Cairo and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs September 1, 2025 January 10, ...

Archaeologists have unveiled a 4,100-year-old tomb belonging to a physician who treated the Egyptian Pharaohs. The tomb was found in the southern part of Saqqara, Egypt, belonging to Teti Neb Fu ...