Economics could also explain why Tutankhamun’s tomb contained so many high-value goods. When his father Akhenaten closed the traditional temples, presumably he seized a lot of their gold. Gold ...

One of Cairo's must-see attractions is the Great Sphinx, the world's oldest monumental sculpture. Situated by the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx impresses with its size – it measures 66 feet ...

The new season of TCM's 'The Plot Thickens' explores the production history of the notorious epic through the lens of director Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

She found him paradoxical and said he had a “sphinx-like” smile. The young American poet Allen Tate also called him a sphinx. Behind the smiling mask, there was a lot of angst in Tom’s soul. The young ...

The boundary stelae of Akhenaten are unique in the surviving record. Among the oldest recorded statements at the foundation of a city, they take the form of rock inscriptions in the cliffs around ...