On Elephantine Island in Upper Egypt, a massive single piece granite shrine preserves a partially unfinished edge that reveals how it was shaped. The faceted section shows straight, mechanically ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a granite statue probably depicting the head of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, the country's culture ministry said ...

Granite blocks lie at the base of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza, Egypt, which is 4,500 years old. Ahmed Gomaa / Xinhua via Getty Images Archaeologists in Egypt have started work on a sprawling ...

Proposals have been put forward to restore the Temple of Isis at Behbeit Al-Hagara, a little-known jewel of ancient Egyptian ...