This is a painting that dates back thousands of years to Ancient Egypt. Artworks like this tell ... greatest and longest-lasting civilisations in history, grew up along the banks of one the ...

Religious beliefs changed a lot during Ancient Egyptian history. But what remained the same was the important role that gods and goddesses played in people's lives, their deaths and their journey ...

Ancient Egypt: A Social History, first published in 1983, presents an innovative perspective on the ancient societies which flourished in the Nile Valley from the Predynastic period to the conquest by ...

Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when ...

their minds often drift to the best pyramids of ancient Egypt or the Roman ruins and structures still in use today. Yet scattered across the pages of history are remarkable societies that flourished, ...

During a family trip near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, Israel, Dafna Filshteiner discovered an ancient amulet ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...

A substance found by archaeologists working in an Ancient Egyptian tomb has proved to be one of the oldest cheeses ever discovered. Several years ago, the team discovered broken jars in the tomb ...

Discovering Ancient Egypt is a fascinating journey through one of humanity’s most ancient cultures, now on display at ...