In 2025, museum researchers preparing an exhibition turned over a clay model and found a handprint, and it wasn't just a smudge: It changed what we know about ancient Egyptian makersA remarkable 4,000-year-old handprint was uncovered on an ancient Egyptian soul house, showcased at the Fitzwilliam Museum. This striking f...
25 May, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
A vanished branch of the Nile once ran beside the Great Pyramid and helped build it, a new study revealsAncient pollen grains trapped in desert sediment reveal a lost arm of the Nile, the Khufu branch, flowed near the Giza plateau during pyram...
21 May, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
In 1887, an Egyptian woman dug for fertilizer in the ruins of Amarna and uncovered the lost diplomatic network of the Bronze AgeWhile searching for fertilizer in 1887, an Egyptian woman made a startling discovery: baked clay tablets that would come to be known as the...
15 May, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
The Parthenon was never meant to be pure white: scientists found traces of ancient paint hidden on the marbleAncient Greece, long perceived as a realm of gleaming white marble, is being re-evaluated. Scientific advancements, particularly through in...
11 May, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
Archaeologists uncover Egyptian monument showing a Roman emperor portrayed as a pharaohAn ancient Egyptian stela, 2,000 years old, was discovered in Luxor. It shows Roman Emperor Tiberius as an Egyptian Pharaoh. This artifact ...
08 May, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Great Pyramid Mystery Solved? New Thermal Scans Reveal The 'Secret' Ramp Used To Move The StonesHistorians ponder how the Great Pyramid of Giza's stones were placed with precision. A recent study suggests integrated edge ramps offered ...
05 May, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
Alexandria’s Lost Pleasure Barge: How a 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Thalamegos Reveals Roman-Era LuxuryA remarkable 2,000-year-old Egyptian pleasure barge, a thalamegos, has been discovered off Alexandria's coast. This ancient vessel, designe...
03 Mar, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
Egypt unveils world's largest museum dedicated to single civilisationEgypt unveils the colossal Grand Egyptian Museum, a 20-year project aimed at revitalizing its tourism sector. Housing over 50,000 ancient E...
01 Nov, 2025, 02.19 PM IST
Swiss government returns 1,200-yr-old Ramses II statue to EgyptCarine Bachmann, director of the Federal Office of Culture, handed over the fragment to the Egyptian embassy in the capital Bern.
04 Jul, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
2,000 mummified ram heads unearthed in Southern EgyptThe heads date from the Ptolemaic period, according to reports.
28 Mar, 2023, 10.37 AM IST
Hidden corridor discovered in Pyramid of Giza using modern-day technology. Check detailsThe detection of the hidden corridor near the Great Pyramid of Giza was accomplished using cosmic-ray muon radiography, a scientific techni...
03 Mar, 2023, 12.42 AM IST
Egyptians urge British museum to return the 'icon of their identity' the Rosetta StoneEgyptians have termed Britain's possession of the stone as an act of 'cultural violence'.
30 Nov, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
A treasure trove of Egyptian artefacts unearthed in Saqqara, EgyptArchaeologists have hit the jackpot as they unearth a buried treasure of Egyptian artefacts, including idols, mummified coffins, manuscript...
31 May, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
Archaeologists uncover 'lost golden city' buried under the sands in EgyptThe site was uncovered near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings.
09 Apr, 2021, 06.56 PM IST
Ancient past merges seamlessly into the vibrant present in AlexandriaIt is believed that Roman general Julius Caesar and queen of Egypt Cleopatra once spent a stormy winter in Alexandria as lovers.
20 Apr, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
- Pharoahs and fantasy in Egypt
The erstwhile capital of Egypt, Memphis is still abundant in natural beauty and the contrasting arid desert of Saqqara - the necropolis of ...
29 Jan, 2009, 04.00 AM IST
- Historic streets of Coptic Cairo
Go down several millennia of history by just walking down on street in Coptic Cairo, and admired the ingenuity and vision of the ancients.
03 Sep, 2008, 11.42 PM IST