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.

Even those who know little of ancient Egypt’s mysteries have heard of the infamous Book of the Dead.And now, researchers have ...

During the period from which the scarabs date, the 15th and 14th centuries BCE, however, Canaan, in the territory of present-day Israel, was firmly under the hegemony of the kings of Egypt.

Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any maps. ... Though Punt was mentioned in ancient Egyptian documents, it was never identifiable on a map.

On Wednesday, Google Maps announced its latest accomplishment in its quest to map the entire planet with its addictive Street View. You can now use Google Maps’ Street View to tour ancient Egypt.

A team of archaeologists excavating a palace in the ancient city of Avaris, in Egypt, has made a gruesome discovery. The archaeologists have unearthed the skeletons of 16 human hands buried in ...

Researchers have discovered what is thought to be the first known map of the night sky, written over 2,000 years ago. ... a collection of ancient texts found in Sinai, Egypt, ...

A historian at George Washington University says a series of disasters between 1225BC and 1177BC led to downfall of ancient societies around the Mediterranean and the Near East.