The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine protection. The symbol is linked to Horus, a deity. Myth says his eye ...

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, ...

The discovery consists of a royal pharaonic hieroglyphic inscription bearing a royal seal (cartouche) dating back to the Egyptian King Ramses III (1186–1155 BC). The minister emphasized the importance ...

In a move that is sure to have fans of The Mummy twitching in their seats, researchers came across the resting place of one of Ancient Egypt’s rulers. The tomb was that of Waserif Ra ...

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 ...

The false door would have served as a symbolic gateway between the world of the living and the dead in ancient Egyptian belief. The excavation also revealed a statue of King Djoser, a Pharaoh from ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have made a fascinating discovery: mummified crocodiles dating back over 3,000 years. Unearthed near the ancient city of Aswan, these remains offer new insight into the ...

Ancient Egyptian literary compositions were generally copied on papyrus paper, and this has generally not survived the damp and fire of history (survival). The scale of destruction is revealed starkly ...

Credit: Colin Hepburn / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 It sounds like something out of a bizarre pub quiz: a Pharaoh with an Egyptian passport. However, it’s not a joke. This is one of the most peculiar ...