New findings from the Tombos archaeological site in Sudan have challenged long-standing beliefs about the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Researchers now suggest that these monumental tombs, once thought ...

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the ...

Located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis. Memphis was one of the most strategically important cities in ancient Egyptian ...

How ancient builders raised the mighty pyramids still captures the curiosity of historians and scientists. Despite decades of digging, high-tech scanning, and countless theories, the puzzle remains: ...

A tour guide in Egypt reportedly sketched a stick figure into the wall of a 4,000-year-old pyramid while explaining its history to a group of sightseers. The male guide, seemingly lost in his fiery ...

A team of Italian and Scottish researchers say that they have found evidence of a second underground city beneath Egypt’s Giza Plateau, which is linking the Khafre pyramid to other nearby monuments.

Beyoncé can go almost anywhere on Earth, but one Egyptian archaeologist has made it clear she’s not welcome at the Pyramids of Giza. The renowned Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass is doubling ...

Egypt’s tourism sector is booming but just like in some parts of Europe and Asia – it’s starting to feel the pinch of overcrowding. In 2024 alone, it welcomed nearly 17.5 million tourists and with the ...

Be careful to respect local culture and the sites you see when travelling, as otherwise you could run into trouble with local ...

Egyptian police have said they arrested a tour guide on suspicion of drawing on an ancient pyramid near Cairo while making an explanation to foreign tourists. A video on social media showed drawings ...

Egyptian camel and horse owners are leading a backlash against efforts to clean up the site of the famed Giza Pyramids, protesting against plans to push the animals and their handlers further from the ...