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At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid tombs.

What can Indian and Pakistani press archives, government records and memoirs tell us about the Middle East of the 1920s and ’30s, when Britain’s empire was in its twilight years? What did the dissolution of the Ottoman empire, the movement for Egyptian independence, or the crisis in British Mandate Palestine…

These are the world’s oldest landmarks still standing, relics that defy the erosion of millennia. From the enigmatic pillars of a Turkish hilltop, carved before cities existed, to the sunlit chambers of Ireland and the towering tombs of Egypt’s pharaohs, each structure is a fingerprint of a lost era.

Officials say Egypt has introduced a new proposal to try and get the Israel-Hamas ceasefire back on track

A mysterious mummy called “Bashiri” has captivated the minds of Egyptologists for more than a century, but no scholar has ever unearthed it.

The pioneering food writer and historian talks of her fear of running out of words – even as she is writing her 22nd book

Laila Soueif says she intends to resume protest next week unless progress made on release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

The ancient Egyptian tomb holds the remains of a man with a gold ring bearing the name of Ramesses III.

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, which inspired "Armageddon," reinforce biblical stories about King Josiah of Judah.

The ancient Mediterranean city is at risk as sea levels rise. But most people in the vulnerable fishing village of El Max believe it will always weather the storms of time

We are used to seeing dead bodies in movies and TV shows, but how should we feel when presented with a dead person from the ancient past in a museum?