Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Egypt has unveiled two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor. The alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of ...

Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how.

From the glass atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the three great Pyramids of Giza are perfectly framed on the desert horizon. The architects designed it this way; a deliberate alignment connecting ...

Flowers often depicted in Minoan and Egyptian art were symbols of life. Lily fresco. Minoan, 1570-1470 BC, from Amnisos. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete. Credit: Zde Wikimedia Commons CC ...

Most people know the pyramids of Giza, but Egypt’s real pyramid count is far larger than the public realizes. According to archaeological surveys, there are at least 118 pyramids, including collapsed ...

A woman takes a picture of the art installation "The Shen" by artist by Mert Ege Kose during the fifth edition of the "Forever is Now" art exhibition by Art d’Egypte at the Giza pyramids necropolis — ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Four-time winners of the Egyptian Super Cup, Zamalek will take on Pyramids this Thursday, November 6 at 17:30 GMT for a spot in the final. The winner of this clash will face either Al-Ahly or Ceramica ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum, which opened to the public on Tuesday, is a place of superlatives. The building, set in the Giza Plateau about 10 miles outside of Cairo, spans an area larger than 5 million ...

Cairo — The prime minister of the Netherlands announced Sunday that the European nation will soon return a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt, a day after he attended the lavish opening ceremony of the ...