This time (known as the Amarna period after the modern name of Akhenaten's city) and its changes mean that it is more challenging to understand matters such as burial practices, religious rites and so ...

Under Akhenaten, the solar deity Aten was elevated ... Therefore, while we have learned much about funerary practices from Tutankhamun's tomb, there are objects which are still being reinterpreted.

The new settlement has been found at Kom el-Nugus in northern Egypt, about 27 miles (43 km) west of Alexandria.

The BBC aired a documentary called Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered in 2014, which presented results from genetic analysis of royal mummies. This research was carried out by Egypt’s Supreme Council of ...

His enduring legacy owes much to the spectacular discovery of his tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter, which revealed more than 5,000 artifacts—including his iconic gold mask—almost ...

Recent discoveries in Egypt uncover how daily life unfolded under Pharaoh Akhenaten, offering insight into a city lost for ...