The Ptolemaic city of Canopus was once an ancient sin city, but today, it's a lost city beneath the waves of the Mediterranean.

Over two weeks in Egypt, independent researchers investigate ancient sites like Saqqara, the Serapeum, and Abusir—searching for clues of advanced technology hidden in plain sight. From 80 tons of ...

Alexandria’s Kom Al-Shoqafa Catacombs and towering Pompey’s Pillar are entering a new chapter in their restoration and ...

Ancient 2,000-year-old artifacts were recovered from the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, Egypt, possibly from the sunken city of Canopus.

For over 3,000 years, ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful civilizations on Earth, with an empire stretching across half a dozen modern-day countries. How much do you know about this iconic ...

Archeologists from Egypt and the United States unearthed an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the famed city of Luxor, Egyptian authorities said. The discovery included a trove of ...

Archaeologists uncovered ancient military fortifications from Ptolemaic and Roman eras in Egypt's Tell Abu Sefeh, revealing strategic defenses that protected Egypt's eastern frontier.

Most of an ancient Egyptian’s ancestry is best explained using North African genomes — the rest, by genomes from Mesopotamia.

Generations of creatives have looked back to ancient Egypt in their search for art and design inspiration—here are three standout examples.

Researchers at the Fitzwilliam Museum in the U.K. have uncovered a rare handprint left on ancient Egyptian pottery.

In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the ...