The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.

The hotly anticipated new museum boasts some of the greatest treasures of antiquity. But there are some notable exceptions.

Nefertiti was an ancient Egyptian queen consort who was likely King Tut's stepmother and may have ruled as a pharaoh in her own right. She lived during the 18th dynasty during the 14th century B.C., ...

CAIRO -- Egypt's antiquities chief said Sunday he will formally demand the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from a Berlin museum after confirming it was sneaked out of Cairo ...

Celebrity archaeologists perennially announce that they’re close to unearthing the tomb of Nefertiti, perhaps ancient Egypt’s most powerful queen. She first tantalized the modern world with her beauty ...

From the banks of the Nile to the grand halls of museums across Europe, Egypt’s ancient wonders continue to capture imaginations everywhere. Over time, many of these masterpieces have traveled far ...

Prominent Egyptologists argue that its establishment strengthens their demand for key Egyptian antiquities held in other ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II, a ...

CAIRO(Reuters) - High-resolution scans suggest the tomb of Ancient Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun contains passages to two hidden chambers, including what one British archaeologist believes is the last ...

When Queen Nefertiti’s bust was revealed to the world in 1920’s, she caused a commotion in the fashion and beauty industry. “You would see hair salons, for example, in America have replicas of her ...

On a sunny afternoon on Dec. 6, 1912, an Egyptian worker at a dig along the banks of the Nile came across what may be the most striking find in the history of Egyptology. Ludwig Borchardt, the German ...

When students at Evergreen Elementary School entered their school’s library to find Susan DeLaney dressed as Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti, they let out sounds of awe and excitement as they took in her ...