Built during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, the pyramids on the Giza Plateau has been drawing visitors for thousands of years. The earliest records of tourists dates back to the 5 th century BCE, when Greek ...

Queen Nefertiti co-ruled with Pharaoh Akhenaten, whose reign transformed ancient Egypt's religion and gender roles in the ...

A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose's reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, ...

In four episodes, the BBC’s Civilisations series tells the story of the fall of the Romans, Aztecs, Egypt’s Ptolemies and Japan’s Edo Samurais. The show tells these stories through a combination of ...

The moments when four ancient worlds faced disaster are brought to life in an epic new series exploring Rome, Egypt, the ...

A middle-aged woman continuously shed tears before the golden mask of the boy pharaoh excavated from the darkness 3,300 years ...

An image of Tutankhamun on a fragment from an ancient necklace has revealed new insights into the rituals of the elites ...

EF World Journeys, the leader in experiential, guided travel from Gen Z to Baby Boomers, today announced that the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is the tour company's first "Experience of the Year" award ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum is around 30 minutes’ drive from downtown Cairo and 2km from the Pyramids. You can book tickets and 90-minute guided tours in advance through the official website: ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...