The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, set a world record when it bought this ancient Egyptian limestone sculpture at auction Dec. 9. Extraor ...

JERUSALEM — An enigmatic sculpture of a king’s head dating back nearly 3,000 years has set off a modern-day mystery caper as scholars try to figure out whose face it depicts. The 2-inch sculp… ...

That’s exactly what The Metropolitan Museum of Art is going to unveil with its upcoming exhibition, “Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom,” opening on October 12.

An ancient Egyptian statue once owned by King George III is at risk of leaving the country unless a UK buyer can be found. The limestone statue of the pair of priests is thought to have been created ...

the Statue of Hemiunu Stored at the Roemer-und Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim, Germany, the statue of Hemiunu is an Old Kingdom sculpture of the Great Pyramid's architect -- and it's high on Dr ...

Archeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt.. The 4,300-year-old mummy was a rich, important 35-year-old man called Djed Sepsh, archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt ...

New evidence reveals that ancient Egyptians were using advanced mummification techniques a full 1,000 years earlier than previously believed, which could dramatically alter our knowledge of this ...

At least 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in southern ...