Egyptian Women Had Lower Back Tattoos, May Have Been Powerful Symbol for Protection During Childbirth Lower back tattoos have ...

Nearly 2,700 years ago, Egypt was conquered by kings from neighboring Nubia. Archaeologists are looking into this moment in history. One recent discovery tells us that the status of Egyptian women was ...

On June 1, an 18-year-old, middle-class Coptic Christian woman in Upper Egypt went to school as usual – but was then caught ...

Thutmose II died 3,500 years ago and his tomb was thought to be at the other end of the mountain near the Valley of the Kings ...

The petition sheds light on Alaa Abdel Fattah's mother's condition, who has been on hunger strike for over 120 days.

Africa is a continent of breathtaking diversity, and nowhere is this more evident than in the beauty of its women. From the ...

Egyptian authorities must immediately release dozens of people arbitrarily detained and prosecuted on terrorism-related ...

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Treasures emerge revealing details of a unique period about 2,700 years ago, when kings from Nubia – present-day Sudan – conquered Egypt and shifted the status of Egyptian women, giving them ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Follow archaeologists as they discover a long-lost ancient cemetery in Egypt’s sacred ...

It is the first tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh to be found since the discovery of Tutankhamun more than a century ago.