Woolworth, realized in 1920 by architect John Russell Pope in the Egyptian Revival style. Think: hieroglyphic-lined pillars ...

Their design was envisioned as a bridge between ancient history and modern innovation. ‘Designing a museum of this calibre, ...

v. 1. From the earliest times to the end of the old kingdom -- v.2. The first intermediate period, the Middle Kingdom, and the second intermediate period -- v.3. The empire (the New Kingdom) from the ...

The Penn Museum is temporarily closing two of its most revered galleries this fall to make way for some dramatic changes. The Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries will close Nov. 6 so the museum can ...

For a structure that was built more than 4,000 years ago, long before the advent of blueprints and computers, the Great Pyramid of Giza is remarkably well aligned. Experts have long puzzled over how ...

When Isis first arrived on Greek shores in the 3rd century BCE, her new followers had to build sanctuaries appropriate to an Egyptian goddess. In the process of imagining a place for their Greek Isis ...

Maybe those Egyptian pharaohs were on to something. You don’t have to be Indiana Jones to know they were consumed with the idea of eternal life. And if enduring influence after one’s years have passed ...