This piece has intrigued me from the beginning. It was recorded as coming from the village of Deir el-Medina on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes, southern Egypt, whereas its style tells me it comes ...

An "unparalleled" funerary statue of an ancient Egyptian man whose name may be Messi has been discovered at the Saqqara necropolis — and it shows him standing with what appears to be his tiny wife and ...

The discovery was made in a temple complex on the Tel Faraon site in the Nile Delta city of Husseiniyah ...

This pharaoh wanted everyone to know it, too. Ramses II was responsible for many massive architectural projects across the ...

A pair of carved stone statues used as garden ornaments have sold for more than 195,000 ($265,510) after it was revealed that they were ancient Egyptian relics dating back thousands of years, an ...

A Scottish schoolboy made quite the discovery in 1952 when he was digging up potatoes and instead found an ancient Egyptian statue in the ground. Now, decades later, experts are putting forward their ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have uncovered the missing upper part of a "huge" statue depicting an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. A joint ...

Ramesses II (“Ramesses the Great”) is believed by many to have been the pharoah in the biblical story of the Exodus. A statue ...

A series of wild coincidences led to the discovery of ancient Egyptian artifacts buried in Scotland. A student at a Scottish school unearthed the first ancient treasure in 1952. Researchers are still ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Here’s the most common question from visitors to Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian art galleries: Why are the statues’ noses broken ...