Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...

Last year, archaeologists in southern Egypt discovered a miniature sphinx statue featuring a face with a smiling expression. Although it was found in Egypt, the artifact is thought to be Roman.

Protection from the Sahara's howling dust storms may have helped the Sphinx maintain its steady gaze over the millennia.

Past travelers said the best way to see the Great Sphinx is to sign up for a bus tour. Some prearranged tours – including those offered by Memphis Tours and Love Egypt Tours – will give you ...

Hieroglyphics on the sphinx's chest spell it out: this is a portrait of the great King Taharqo, the fourth pharaoh to rule over the combined kingdoms of Kush and Egypt. Kush occupied what is now ...

The mystery only deepened when Italian researchers claimed to have discovered a 'vast underground city' from giant vertical ...

The work of the painter Mohamed Riyad Saeed is little known to the general public. The Al-Mashhad Art Gallery invites us to ...

Hieroglyphics on the sphinx's chest spell it out: this is a portrait of the great King Taharqo, the fourth pharaoh to rule over the combined kingdoms of Kush and Egypt. Kush occupied what is now ...

The Pyramids of Egypt have been greeting the rising sun for ever 5000 years and the Horemakhet (Great Sphinx), for over 8000 ...

NOVA: There have been claims that a great civilization predates ancient dynastic Egypt—one that existed ... building the pyramids and sculpting the Sphinx. Is this possible?