Archeological work at Ramses II's mortuary, known as the Ramesseum, has uncovered a school, stone workshops, and storage ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna ... fires lit inside for illumination and warmth gradually coated the bright paintings on the ceilings, columns, and interior walls in thick layers of dirt and ...

“In the painting, we are capturing an ancient quality ... Discovering preserved paint in ancient Egyptian temples is rare, but finding gold leaf is even less common. The Egyptians began covering ...

Archaeologists found ancient jars used for holding the dead person’s organs and hundreds of statues carved to look like the deceased.

Earthquakes, looting and Nile floods obscured much of ruler Amenhotep III's temple until archaeologists embarked on a massive excavation there in 1999. (About one-eighth of the site is visible ...

The blue lotus, a captivating water lily entwined with Egyptian mythology, has long dazzled archaeologists and historians.

Here are 10 of the biggest discoveries from ancient Egypt this year ... 4,300-year-old wall paintings show everyday life A 4,300-year-old tomb decorated with wall paintings that depict scenes ...