Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods: Osiris ...

Among the many items sought by archaeologists, part of a statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, representing him ...

More than 30 years in the making, the colossal Grand Egyptian Museum will formally open its doors to the public in a lavish ceremony on Saturday. The $1bn project will be the planet’s largest museum ...

After two decades and an estimated cost of $1bn, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, just a few days after the official opening ceremony on Saturday. Regarded as ...

The new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza is set to open fully on July 3 — Khaled DESOUKI Nestled near the iconic Giza pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is preparing for a lavish opening, ...

A fragment of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II. Photo: Kevin Cahail An engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II, according to a team ...

Creating the Grand Egyptian Museum has become a seemingly Sisyphean task, with years of delays suggesting it would be eternally on the verge of opening. These setbacks are understandable. Egypt has ...