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, ...

Ancient Egypt. King Tutankhamun. This video gives an understanding of the life and death of King Tutankhamun for KS2 pupils.

The complete genome of an ancient Egyptian has been sequenced, revealing genetic links between the Nile and Mesopotamia 5,000 ...

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

Almost a century ago, American archaeologists working near the Pyramids of Giza made an incredible discovery: a secret burial chamber littered with gilded treasures. They’d just uncovered the tomb of ...

Ancient Egypt. Pyramids. A video for KS2 pupils exploring pyramids in Ancient Egypt - their construction, purpose and the ways they evolved. BBC Teach.

The newly uncovered basin lies west of the Temple of Maat (dedicated to Maat, the goddess associated with truth, justice, and cosmic order) and covers more than 50 square meters, according to the ...

Looking for the best books on Ancient Egypt? Here’s our curated reading list – from beginner-friendly texts to academic classics and engrossing novels.

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient Egyptian fortified royal retreat. The mud-brick rest house was uncovered at the archaeological site of Tel Hebwa in the north of the Sinai ...

A lesser-known period in Egyptian history has just been unearthed. Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists, alongside the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, have discovered a massive tomb ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The temple is part of the ancient Memphis archaeological site dating back over 5,100 years, at a site that was then the capital of ...