An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.

Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

After it was all cleared away, he recalled, “we had the most lifelike Egyptian work of art in our hands.” The Germans were ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

We know surprisingly little about the lives of children in ancient Egypt. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. And what records we do have about them often concern the ...

The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something eight-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, ...

In ancient Egyptian art, blue hair was a sign of divinity. Caroline Wazer Published Dec. 8, 2024. Image courtesy of IMDB/Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Facebook. Claim: ...

As a rule, early ancient Egyptian art depicts mostly female dancers, but there are exceptions. A well-preserved depiction from the third millennium B.C. comes from the early 2nd-dynasty tomb of ...

From there, they varied the ingredient proportions before heating them anywhere from 1 to 11 hours at around 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit—temperatures achievable by ancient Egyptian artisans.