Egypt's rich history and culture make it a fantastic location for video games. Here are the best titles set in Egypt.

In an archaeological first, scientists have scraped the organic residue within a 2,000-year-old head-shaped drinking vessel, called a Bes mug, to identify its past contents. Bottoms up for Bes.

There are many common misconceptions about ancient Egypt that historians and scholars alike have debunked. Credits: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Many misconceptions about ...

Olive oil is one of the oldest and most versatile foods in the world, known for its health benefits and the unmistakable ...

Forgotten Giants: Were There Really Giants in Ancient Times? One of the most enduring myths of humankind is that pertaining to giants. In almost every major civilization and culture in the world, ...

In an incredible leap forward for archaeology and anthropology, a new study has provided tangible proof that the use of hallucinogenic mixtures was an integral part of this ancient civilization’s ...

This fragment of a relief showing dancers and musicians was found in a 19th-dynasty tomb within the necropolis of Saqqara, near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis in Lower Egypt. A.

A rare and historically significant 14th-century mosque lamp from Egypt, known as the Sarghitmish lamp ... In the dimly lit interiors of such structures, these lamps were essential; they held wicks ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered an impressive Egyptian temple dedicated to a fertility god that dates back over 2,000 years. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities released a statement ...

Researchers discovered the burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian priestess Idy, daughter of the regional governor Djefaihapi I, in a previously inaccessible section of his monumental tomb from ...

A mysterious ancient Egyptian "mug" was once used to drink a mind-bending cocktail of psychedelic substances, alcohol and bodily fluids, a study has revealed. Researchers conducted an advanced ...

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