Let’s hear it for ambitious kids! A 12-year-old boy named Hussein was desperate to get a job on Englishman Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in Luxor, Egypt. It was 1922 and Carter was ...

Explore a collection of fun and educational Egyptian crafts for kids – from mummies to pyramids, these hands-on activities bring Ancient Egypt to life! Photo Credit: intheplayroom.co.uk ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C.

This winter children can get a glimpse into the ancient past while surrounded by real artefacts at NGV’s new children’s exhibition, Ancient Egypt for Kids. This interactive exhibit for young people ...

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the ...

Ancient Egypt's gods: Osiris (the god of the underworld who was resurrected), Amun-Ra (the god of the sun), Isis (the goddess of healing and magic), Horus ...

The Pyramid of Djoser is thought to have been built around 4,700 years ago as a funerary complex for Pharaoh Djoser of ancient Egypt's Third Dynasty. "We see it as a technological prototype ...