Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

It was the way in which Amun had come to be seen that enabled these priests to amass wealth in the first place. During the New Kingdom period of Egypt, agriculture was the primary economic sector.

These were built during Egypt’s New Kingdom period (1539-1075 B.C.), a period when many Egyptian customs began to appear in Kushite culture. The stones were set in place with a shaduf ...

An approximately 3,500-year-old settlement was discovered in Egypt in Kom el-Negus, located about 27 miles west of Alexandria.

Whether it is a haunted castle, an unexplored jungle, or an ancient tomb, these places often stir up a sense of wonder and excitement in a traveler's mind. If an individual is fascinated by the ...

This is a bronze hook from Ancient Egypt. This object or artefact takes us back over three thousand years to the New Kingdom. In Ancient Egypt, when someone important died, their body was ...

Cleopatra was soon to become Queen of Egypt, the richest kingdom in the Mediterranean. With Caesar already notorious for his sexual energy, the two became lovers almost immediately. The following ...

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt on Wednesday unveiled new archaeological discoveries ... included the rock-cut tombs of high-ranking Middle Kingdom officials and an 18th-dynasty tomb of “the Overseer ...