The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju. The size of the 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber (shown from below and above) suggests that it was likely ...

The country’s modern culture is permeated with traditions that date back thousands of years. This blend of ancient and contemporary is evident in everything from music, art, and architecture to ...

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Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

Discover how food from ancient Egyptian like flat bread and tiger nut cakes still shape modern meals across Egypt today.

Believe it or not, there are places in the world where $30 a day can afford you the kind of experience you’d expect from a ...

Viking® ( today announced its newest ship for the Nile River?the 82-guest Viking Amun?was "floated out," marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched water. Set to ...

Some city hotels are a place to crash after a long day of museum-hopping and restaurant reservations. These ones are so much ...

Baker's research on Welsh seaweed revolutionized Japan's sushi industry by improving nori cultivation, ensuring its global ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna ... Larger-than-life scenes carved on each of its exterior walls offered ancient worshippers a mere hint of the resplendent painted reliefs that still cover nearly ...

Like Morocco, Egypt exists at the geographic of overlapping regions and identities that contribute to its complex ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II ...