Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...

When Howard Carter uncovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, he not only found over five thousand artifacts but transformed ...

Sail to the island temple of Philae, the last stronghold of the ancient Egyptian religion. Discover the beautiful sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis, where the very last hieroglyph was ever ...

Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging ...

Robert K. Ritner Jr. was a professor of Egyptology at the University of Chicago who, in addition to being a noted scholar, had a reputation for bringing his ancient subject alive through the ...