Decades in the making, Egypt's Grand Museum opens with a huge spectacle

For the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 all the items will stored in one place, a museum director ...

Netherlands to return stolen ancient sculpture to Egypt

The Netherlands has said it will return a stolen 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt. It is "highly likely" the stone head, ...

Pharaoh's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings reopens to the public after 2-decade renovation

The huge tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C. and 1350 B.C., is carved into the hillside on the west bank of the Nile River in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor.
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Dutch Prime Minister Announces Repatriation of Ancient Egyptian Bust

The Netherlands has announced on Sunday 2 November its decision to return a 3,500-year-old stone bust to Egypt, a significant artifact from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III. This announcement wa ...

Newly discovered 3,000-year-old Egyptian fortress links back to biblical Exodus

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered an ancient fortress that was built along the historic military road referenced in ...
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Who Was Hatshepsut, Ancient Egypt’s Most Powerful Female Pharaoh?

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Pharaohs in Dixieland – how 19th-century America reimagined Egypt to justify racism and slavery

In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.
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Exhibit of ancient Egyptian artifacts gets extended run in Tokyo

The exhibit appeared in Houston; San Francisco; Sydney, Paris, and Cologne before arriving in Japan in March. Continued ...