The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that mimicked these diagnoses, researchers have concluded, settling a four-year ...

Archaeologists have uncovered hidden remains under Egyptian pyramids, challenging long-held beliefs about burial traditions ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum is filled with archaeological treasures, here's our pick of some of the best historical marvels.

Ma’at was a fundamental concept in ancient Egyptian society. It can be understood as “the rightness of things” and was a ...

A recent international study led by archaeologist Kamila Braulińska from the University of Warsaw challenged previous claims ...

Colin Batley was jailed for a minimum of 11 years after he operated as the self-styled high priest of the cult which he ran ...

The museum's renovations in the Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries are the second part of the Museum’s Building Transformation project, which began in 2014 and reimagines 75% of the museum’s footprint.

Those Jewish acts were visible and audible statements of their identity. Statements of pride in their own culture that ...