The Roman Empire was stretching its influence into Africa long before Cleopatra was born. However, after the death of the iconic ancient...

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of UNESCO's World Heritage Convention The purpose of the convention is to promote and initiate...

One man's death is another woman’s gain Women’s rights to inherit came to Egypt well before the western world decided to give women the...

Wait, do I have the right date?! The celebration of the New year is not a modern phenomenon, but not all New Years celebrations were or...

- Has new evidence finally revealed the biggest discovery of the 21st century? Cleopatra VII is perhaps one of the most recognized...

Throughout history different kinds of building techniques and materials have dominated the fashion and knowledge of their time. One of...

The decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs is generally attributed to Jean-François Champollion, and particularly the publication...

When Napoleon’s soldiers stumbled across a site in Egypt called Tell el-Amarna, they were the first Europeans to see the wide hips, soft,...

Beware: Slight Spoilers Ahead! After its release on Disney+ with over a million views in the first week alone, Marvel Comic’s Moon Knight...

The assassination of a king, a royal coup, and an infamous trial; these themes have prevailed throughout human history and continue to be...

Owuo, the god of death in the Asante and Akan mythology, has often been depicted as a terrifying giant with hair all over his body and a...

The color purple has always played an important role in societies across the world. In the past, purple was seen as an expensive and...

MENAM Archaeology teamed up with Wendy who runs the Instagram account Egypteverafter to get the locals favourite picks and tips for...

Without a doubt, any visitor to a museum with a larger Egyptian collection, or indeed to Egypt itself, has failed to notice the large...

Today's political climate, where recent laws regarding women's right to govern their own bodies have been overturned, is threatening the...

The revenge story of Nitocris is one which has been told by Manetho (Egyptian priest who wrote Egyptian history in Greek) and the “Father...

Thoth Hill is a hilltop temple that is located in the mountains on the west side of the Nile and is named after fragments of a statue...

When the word gemstone is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind are the four famous gemstones: ruby, diamond, emerald, and...

When the word ‘gemstone’ is mentioned, people cannot help but imagine a variety of polished stones on expensive-looking jewelry. If we...

Ever since the Neolithic (10,000 - 4500 BCE), mudbrick has been the main building material in warmer climates like Africa and the Middle...