Decoding Ancient Egypt's Alphabet

The ten most significant discoveries in the past 20 years
By Robin T. Reid

Tackling an ages-old puzzle, a French architect offers a new theory on how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid at Giza
By Diana Parsell

Discovering the grandeur of the monument built 3,400 years ago
By Andrew Lawler

Who Was Cleopatra?
Mythology, propaganda, Liz Taylor and the real Queen of the Nile

The Queen Who Would Be King
A scheming stepmother or a strong and effective ruler? History's view of the pharaoh Hatshepsut changed over time

A Mystery Fit For A Pharaoh
The first tomb to be discovered in the Valley of the Kings since King Tut's is raising new questions for archaeologists about ancient Egypt's burial practices

King Tut: The Pharaoh Returns!
An exhibition featuring the first CT scans of the boy king's mummy tells us more about Tutankhamun than ever before

An Egyptologist explains the Rosetta stone's lasting allure

A Q&A with hieroglyphs expert Janice Kamrin

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