I was drawn to the outskirts of Cairo by the colossal complex in the desert — a towering site that arose over decades, built ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host its grand opening on July 3, ...

The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands ...

Yaroslav Trofimov is the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of The Wall Street Journal, covering major issues and developments around the world. He won the National Press Club award for political ...

Pelletier, an Egyptologist at Paris-Sorbonne University, claims to have found seven secret messages on the obelisk.

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 museum’s construction has been such a fiasco — mired by funding lapses, logistical hurdles, a pandemic, nearby wars, ...

In short, it’s a scary world for families who have been cutting their finances close to the vest. They can hardly survive the higher prices a trade war will bring, and certainly not job loss, layoffs ...

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.

Follow in the footsteps of famed explorers and delve into the mysteries of King Tut’s tomb, now in a dazzling display at ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...