Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered ancient tombs near Tlalim Junction in the Negev ...

A long lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.

What we know of this early society changes and is re-intepreted year by year as new archaeological finds discovered beneath the desert sands revise our understanding of ancient Egypt. This web ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Follow archaeologists as they discover a long-lost ancient cemetery in Egypt’s sacred ...

Without the River Nile, Egypt would be a desert because very little rain falls ... East caused the river levels to rise downstream. In Ancient Egyptian times, most years, the river then flooded ...

Located in the desert sands near the Nile in modern Sudan, the ancient culture of Nubia played a decisive role in shaping Egypt from the eighth century B.C., serving as that kingdom’s 25th ...

[AFP] In early winter, the warm sun bathes the desert hinterland of Kom Ombo, some 60 kilometers north of Aswan Province in Upper Egypt. Against the vast arid landscape, patches of lush green ...

One of the Arab world’s most populous countries, its teeming cities and much of its agricultural activity are concentrated along the banks of the Nile, while the rest of the country is mostly desert.