The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

When it comes to ancient Egypt, archaeologists never know what they might find – and visitors are bound to be dazzled by the displays in the recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. In recent ...

Zahi Hawass says he hopes to discover the tomb of Nefertiti before he retires, and he believes he's getting close.

Here's a look at what archaeologists' most recent discovery is telling them about life in Egypt after the pharaohs.

Archaeologists uncovered a Byzantine monastery in Egypt’s Sohag, revealing how early Christian monks lived and worshipped.

From royal tombs to submerged ports, via the genetic secrets of ancient civilisations, archaeology delivered a series of ...

If Egyptologists studied only massive stone monuments, gleaming golden sarcophagi, and brightly painted tomb walls, they would understand ancient Egypt as an almost exclusively masculine world. Most ...