It's the rare scholar who can write incisive academic papers for peers as well as popular, page-turning books for the public. Even rarer is the person who gets away with comparing Egyptian pharaohs to ...

Roughly 4,300 years ago, an ancient Egyptian dignitary who handled secret documents for the pharaoh died unexpectedly. Crews hastily tried to decorate his burial site, but stopped short of carving the ...

King Tutankhamun's death mask is one of the most iconic Egyptian relics, but researchers claim it may not have been intended for the late pharaoh. A team from the University of York in the UK say the ...