A newly discovered settlement in the north-western Nile delta was built by the Egyptian New Kingdom perhaps 3500 years ago ...

Found in a 7,000-year-old Nubian tomb, this engraved ostrich egg has puzzled archaeologists and history fans alike. Its ...

When they were slaves in Egypt for some 430 years, the Israelites built storehouses for Pharaoh, not the pyramids we know. However, according to researchers in Egypt, the US, and Australia, the ...

The success of the ancient Egyptians in establishing a great civilization was due to their success in understanding and coping very well with the hydrological and then agro-hydrological system of the ...

are some of the highlights of National Geographic’s Nile River Cruise: Treasures of Egypt? This trip carries the traveler to many of the highlights of ancient Egyptian civilization. Starting in ...

While Nile cruises are available year-round, the prime travel window spans October through April—when cooler temperatures ...

This is a painting that dates back thousands of years to Ancient Egypt. Artworks like this tell us a lot about the time and place that they come from. This painting shows a farmworker using a shaduf.

Few countries grip the imagination quite like Egypt. Just hearing the name conjures images of mighty pharaohs and massive ...

A dazzling civilization flourished in Sudan ... the region surrounding the Nile River between Aswan in southern Egypt and Khartoum in central Sudan. Seeing the documentary pushed me to read ...