Scientists gather for a new series attempting to explain the dis-appearance of ancient civilisations. This first investigates the abrupt end of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, 4,200 years ago.

When they were slaves in Egypt for some 430 years, the Israelites built storehouses for Pharaoh, not the pyramids we know. However, according to researchers in Egypt, the US, and Australia, the ...

Sat on the western edge of the Nile River delta, Egypt was founded around 331 BC by Alexander the Great, the iconic king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. It was one of some 30 towns and cities ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city ...

This is a painting that dates back thousands of years to Ancient Egypt. Artworks like this tell us a lot about the time and place that they come from. This painting shows a farmworker using a shaduf.

The burial chamber for the unnamed ruler was found in January in a sacred city where little is known about its ancient ...

Tomb near Abydos found 7 meters underground at Anubis Mountain, announced by University of Pennsylvania Museum.

National Geographic photographer Ken Garrett knew from an early age that he wanted to make a living taking photographs, but it was his anthropological studies that put his career in focus.

The Ministry of Transport has urged private companies to invest in the river transport sector, which is undergoing a revitalization plan aimed at leveraging the Nile River's vast potential for ...