THIS edition of the Moscow papyrus (complete with plates giving photographs of the whole of the text and a hieroglyphic transcription) has been eagerly awaited by Egyptologists and historians of ...

The 3,300-year-old monument has sat in the French capital's center for almost 200 years, but no one else noticed these ...

The power of Ramses III spread over key routes and was marked by rock inscriptions in his name—one has been found in Wadi Rum ...

Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...

From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

It can all be, I have to admit, rather overwhelming and I’d suggest anyone planning a Nile cruise should swot up a little on ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

There were papyrus guidebooks to consult before departing ... when they were still sheathed in white limestone and covered by hieroglyphics and graffiti, glistening brilliantly in the desert ...

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