The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of ...

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilem directed to produce a series of documentaries highlighting the ...

In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

Egyptians may have harnessed hydraulic power not only for agriculture and transport but also for building pyramids. This ...

Below, rows of long, narrow fields extended from Culebra Creek toward a man-made channel, the main artery of the valley’s centuries-old “acequia” irrigation system. This was the “People’s Ditch,” a ...

Forget the Rhine, the Seine, and the Danube. You need to venture out further if you want access to the best river cruises in ...

Our esteemed editor invited me to lunch a while ago. After three hours I had to leave because Qantas doesn’t even hold planes ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare Ancient Egyptian inscription in Jordan in a major "first-of-its-kind" breakthrough. Featuring the royal seal of Ramses III in southern Jordan's Wadi Rum Reserve, ...