The popularity of Egypt’s iconic ancient wonder has shifted with the sands over the centuries. Here’s what we know about it, from years of archaeological detective work. Free and clearModern visitors ...
In a landmark archaeological achievement, Egypt has successfully recovered three monumental statues from the Mediterranean seabed of Abu Qir Bay, marking the country's first major underwater recovery ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 2,000-year-old sunken city off Egypt's coast, including an artifact with the name of a biblical pharaoh. The underwater excavation at Abu Qir ...
Ancient statues from underwater ruins near Alexandria, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (Egypt) Archaeologists have recovered a series of ancient statues from the seabed near ...
Archaeologists and divers worked together to retrieve statues, Roman coins and other relics from the Mediterranean seabed in Alexandria, Egypt on Thursday. Ancient artefacts on display after they were ...
The Great Sphinx of Giza, a symbol of ancient Egyptian kingship, sparks debate regarding its origins. While most historians attribute its construction to Pharaoh Khafre around 2575-2465 BCE, some ...
The mystery of an 'underground city' beneath Egypt's pyramid deepens as scientists have shared new details about what may lie more than 4,000 feet below the surface. A team of Italian researchers ...
Sphinx pose might not be the most well-known yoga posture out there—chances are, moves like plank, downward dog, and child’s pose more readily come to mind—but it’s really got a lot to offer, ...
Gaia Bencini is a Ph.D. candidate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations studying Egyptology. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. FM: What were you interested in while you were ...
Cindy Burkhardt Maynard had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then, it disappeared. Soon after, she saw another trundling across a dirt road on Rabbit ...
We came to Egypt for the temples. To see Dendera, Karnak, and Kom Ombo, where the ancient columns and obelisks, thousands of years old, still bear traces of paint. To learn about the pharaohs and ...