Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They found a “Book of the Dead” papyrus scroll measuring over 43 feet long—a rare surviving copy of the traditional burial item.

For a young Youssri Helmy, it was a Tandy Radio Shack (TRS) 80 that first piqued his curiosity in technology. For Wael Amin, it was the Commodore 64 that he received when he was four years old. Indeed, Youssri and Wael developed a passion for using ...

Professor of Egyptian art and architecture Kara Cooney has been writing her latest book, “The Good Kings,” over the past two years. With a study of five pharaohs of ancient Egypt, Cooney aims for the book to shed light on modern structures of power and ...

Hidden details have been discovered in ancient Egyptian paintings using portable chemical imaging technology. Photo courtesy of Martinez et al./PLOS One Hidden details have been discovered in ancient Egyptian paintings using portable chemical imaging ...

A fragment of the world’s oldest book was discovered earlier this year. Dated to about 260 B.C., the 6-by-10-inch piece of papyrus survived thanks to ancient Egyptian embalmers who recycled it for cartonnage, a papier-mache-like material used in mummy ...