This walking tour takes you inside the Louvre Museum to explore its ancient Egyptian collection, including monumental statues ...

Most research on women in Ancient Greece and Rome concentrate on urban domestic life where there were no references to women ...

Two were lowly midwives named Shifra and Puah. The third was a princess, the daughter of Ramesses II, the most powerful pharaoh in Egyptian history. Their tales begin with a genocidal decree. Pharaoh, ...

Everything you ever wanted to know about Ancient Egypt. Dan is joined by Dr Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the ...

Researchers have long speculated about the purpose and meaning of pointy “head cones” depicted in Egyptian art. Now they’ve ...

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth.

The death of Alexander the Great sparked a war for his throne. Contenders included two women, his mother Olympias and his ...

At a cultural festival in the Egyptian city of Luxor, the spotlight was on tahtib, which is part sport and part traditional dance. In the past, tahtib was reserved for men, but according to trainers, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The scarab, one of Ancient Egypt’s most enduring emblems, has been reinterpreted by designer Azza Fahmy in a new collection ...