Even those who know little of ancient Egypt’s mysteries have heard of the ... found two dozen extant texts of the Book Of Two Ways maps inside the burial shaft. Most etchings have been difficult ...

For many, the story feeds a deeper curiosity: what if history, as it’s been taught ... The buzz around the alleged Egyptian map opens the door to more questions than answers.

A new study reveals that ancient Egyptian coffins contain star maps matching the Milky Way, offering insight into their ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...

Pupils to use a base map of Egypt and atlases (pitched at the correct ... This film is relevant for teaching History at KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2nd Level in Scotland.

Archaeologists drawing on a wide range of tools pinpointed the crucial time in world history when Egypt emerged as a distinct state back in 2013, thanks to carbon dating. A team led by Oxford ...

the lost capital of Middle Kingdom Egypt. “It doesn’t matter how modern our images are,” she explains. “We always go back to every map that’s ever been made, because they contain ...