This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias." ...

For over 3,000 years, ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful civilizations on Earth, with an empire stretching across ...

Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...

The discovery of Libyan Desert Glass in King Tutankhamun's tomb unveils a fascinating link between ancient Egyptian artistry ...

Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...

About 3,300 years ago, in the early 13th century B.C., an Egyptian statue was made. It was carved from granite and contained ...

They say that every dog has its day, and for Apollo, a young stray who roams the Giza necropolis in Greater Cairo, that day ...

The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant Pharaoh in Egypt’s 3000-year history. But he’s the most famous because ... holes are a dead giveaway. Ancient Egyptian culture was ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum is set to open in a few months. Here's what you can see of King Tut.

When most people think of Egypt, their minds inevitably wander to the Pyramids of Giza or the temples of Luxor. While these ...

Nefertiti was the wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten ... for her beauty and made famous by her bust, which was discovered in 1912 in the workshop of an Ancient Egyptian sculptor.