In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

However, research at Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colony established around 1400 BCE, suggests a different story.”Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs, once thought to be the final resting ...

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 ...

Child: The ancient ... your own pyramid. What secrets will you bury inside? There are more teaching resources available on BBC Teach. These short animated videos explore Ancient Egypt.

Skeletal analysis at Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial settlement in Nubia, reveals a more complex labor and social hierarchy than previously understood. Researchers from Leiden University ...

When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who performed hard labor ...

Child: The ancient Egyptian civilisation and language ... but it often feels like they could have been used yesterday! The largest Egyptian pyramid ever built was Pharaoh Khufu’s Great Pyramid ...