The urge to leave your mark for posterity is nothing new, as ancient Greek graffiti carved into an Egyptian Temple clearly ...

In celebration of International Literacy Day 2023, Kafr El-Sheikh Museum will host an exhibition on the origins of ancient Egyptian writing and its progression across the country's many dynasties.

Most of that evidence exists in the form of cave paintings and carvings, but actual skis have been found that date back to approximately 3200 BC, predating even the earliest wheels. These early skis ...

Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery in southern Egypt, uncovering a rare rock carving that could unlock secrets about the country's earliest rulers. The ancient etching was found carved ...

Zajal, colloquial Arabic poetry in strophic form, was primarily an oral art until it was appropriated by the Egyptian nationalist literati in the late nineteenth century. The work of Yaʿqub Sannuʿ ...

Object Details Author Homès-Fredericq, D Franken, H. J (Hendricus Jacobus) 1917-2005 Notes Catalog of an exhibition "Pottery and Potters--Past and Present." Contents Observing pottery -- Terminology ...

The first death sentence historically recorded occurred in 16th Century BC Egypt where the wrongdoer, a member of nobility, was accused of magic, and ordered to take his own life.

It was exposed by storms in the late 19th century. The record of human occupation dates from around 3200 BC and also shows evidence of Bronze Age and early Norse occupation.