The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history.

Cats held a revered place in ancient Egyptian society ... its vital and enduring presence. These regal names honor the ...

The widowed queen of ... also took a new name, Maatkare, sometimes translated as Truth (maat) is the Soul (ka) of the Sun God (Re). The key word here is maat—the ancient Egyptian expression ...

Which became quite a thing for the Ancient Egyptians, as King Tut’s remains ... or the pyramids of the Queens. Of the larger, the first, smaller pyramid is Menkaune (Mykerinus), the second ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was ...