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CAIRO (AP) — A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh was put on display Tuesday in the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall while being reassembled in real time. The cedarwood boat, one of two that ...

Much of our recent work has centred around Antirhodos Island, revealing a temple to the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis which ...

We walk you through the incestuous, murderous, and surprisingly relatable world of Egyptian deities at The Met.

Known as the Colossi of Memnon, the statues of Amenhotep III both stand at more than 40 feet tall. Experts have been working ...

Earlier this year, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii published its findings from excavations of an orgiastic centre dedicated to the cult of Bacchus. The banquet hall is embellished with frenzied ...