In Luxor, Egypt, a ‘lost city of gold’ is gradually revealing the story of its construction and sudden abandonment more than 3,000 years ago. Its remains could reveal more about the troubled years of ...

A section of a New Kingdom stele listing offerings made to ancient Egyptian gods was discovered today by chance at Matariya in northern Cairo During construction work carried out by the Ministry ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient necropolis near the Nile River have uncovered a 3,500-year-old burial site of a noblewoman, as well as the ornate jewelry she wore before death. The stunning trove ...

Aten Aten or Aton is the name of an ancient Egyptian sun god often pictured as a solar disk emitting rays. Most often used for boys, this is an uncommon name choice in the UK that will help your child ...

The Egyptian tradition of Atenism is arguably one of the oldest monotheistic faiths, reaching a peak in the 14th century B.C. when it was adopted as the state religion by the pharaoh Akhenaten. Aten, ...

The Aten was the sun disk that Akhenaten demanded all of Egypt worship when he ascended the throne. Ushering in an era of monotheism, he did away with the Egyptian pantheon, fueling political and ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old town that was possibly erected by King Tutankhamun's father -- and could reshape our understanding of Egyptian civilization.

He replaced traditional polytheistic worship with the exclusive veneration of the sun god Aten, represented as a solar disk. His wife was the beautiful Nefertiti (or Nofretete).

The sun god One other god was very important, if only briefly. Fed up with the power of the priests honoring Amen-Re, Pharaoh Amenhotep III switched attention to the minor sun god, Aten.

His wife (and half-sister) Queen Ankhesenamun changed her name from Ankhesenaten (She Lives for the God Aten). Tut was young when he died. Most estimates put him at about 19.

‘Dead giveaway’: New evidence sparks huge King Tut mystery New evidence uncovered by archaeologists threatens to upturn everything we think we know about the famous boy-king Tutankhamun.