Archaeological excavations have revealed a gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple that is thought to be hidden in a mountainside. Researchers from Germany's University of Tübingen uncovered a ...

A 2,200-year-old ceramic drinking vessel has confirmed what archaeologists have long suspected: some ancient Egyptians were tripping on hallucinogens. For the first time, scientists have discovered ...

(CNN) — Researchers have discovered the residues of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids and alcohol inside a 2,000-year-old mug, suggesting that ancient Egyptians imbibed hallucinogenic beverages d ...

The exhibition, On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt, is expected to receive more visitors than any other touring exhibitions of ancient Egyptian art in the world. [Photo by ...

Athribis was an ancient Egyptian city and a cult centre for the worship of the god Min-Re, his wife Repyt and their son Kolanthes.

At the time, Egypt was ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty, a royal house which controlled Ancient Egypt until its incorporation into the Roman Republic in 30 BC. The entrance and chamber was ...

We invented all this well before the ancient Egyptians. It all started when we stopped hunter-gathering food and began growing it instead. With the abundance of water and good soil, we found we ...

EPI II: Pepi II’s pyramid lies south of the complexes of Merenre and Diedkare. It is made unique by a girdle of stone that ...