Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique ... this civilisation's art reflected its religion, he looks anew at the Great Pyramid, and the statuary and painting of the Old Kingdom.

But starting in the eighth century B.C., Nubian pharaohs from a Kushite kingdom, now in northern Sudan, ruled Egypt. For more than a hundred years, they revived and adapted ancient Egyptian ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom ... art adorning this fourth-century B.C. tomb is related to the style of ...

The find, spanning the Middle Kingdom to the height of the 18th dynasty, provides invaluable insights into the political and cultural life of ancient Egypt from 1650 BC to 1292 BC. The three-year ...

Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom, built in the expectation of continuing needs in the afterlife ...

Anticipation surrounds the New Kingdom galleries of ... A new chapter is opening, and ancient Egypt is coming to life once more. America's 15 Best Small-Town Art Museums The Museums Coming in ...

Five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom was a highly advanced civilization where the kings, known as pharaohs, were believed to be gods. They lived amidst palaces and ...