There's something about ancient civilizations that fascinates us even thousands of years later. Their architecture, ...

The river Nile was life in ancient Egypt, providing a fundamental source of water and fertile silt while simultaneously offering protection and spiritual strength. Ancient Egyptians monitored the Nile ...

A double statue of King Haremhab and Horus is displayed in the Divine Egypt exhibition, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NEW YORK (AP) — ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when Egyptologists took a closer look, they were able to piece together how the art form ...

A massive Valley Temple linked to King Niuserre’s sun complex offers an insight into Fifth Dynasty worship at Abusir, Egypt ...

Egypt’s travelling exhibitions are rewriting global tourism as the display of ancient treasures abroad inspires new journeys home.

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made for a Roman soldier stationed in the searing heat of Egypt) has been restored ...

Cairo — A rare 4,000-year-old limestone relief has vanished from a tomb in Egypt's famous Saqqara Necropolis, officials say, in the second major apparent theft of an antiquity in just weeks. The ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The powerful gods of ancient Egypt are having a get-together on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That would be at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s been more than a decade since the ...