The Penn Museum has recently announced new renovations on its Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries, set to conclude by late 2028. Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi The Penn Museum will begin renovations on its ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments ...

A study of ancient Egyptian mummies has shown that schistosomiasis and malaria hounded the pharaohs. The Nile likely dictated which diseases were most common in ancient Egypt and Nubia. Thirty-one ...

Nefertiti’s bust – one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Egypt – is on display at a German museum. Egypt has called for the artifact’s return for close to a hundred years, to no avail.

Because Nubia was drier and home to more sand flies in its acacia forests, such a finding could indicate “that leishmaniasis was endemic in ancient Nubia and could also affect Egyptians who ...

This was but one high-water mark in the long African American engagement with the cultures of northeast Africa, home of ancient Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia and Sudan, geographical, cultural and ...

Was this one of the most ancient love stories, long before Romeo and Juliet? It was the first time we heard of Nubia. Apparently this old kingdom was home to some of Africa’s earliest.

The ancient area of Nubia is situated in northeastern Africa and stretches from the valley of the Nile in Egypt to Khartoum in contemporary Sudan. The Nubian Kingdom of Kush, or “Black Pharaohs ...

Egypt and Egyptology remain firmly outside African and African art studies. This persistent bifurcation was acutely apparent at a symposium at the Newark Museum on "Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa." It ...

The Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries will close Nov. 6 so the museum can begin a five-year renovation project that will overhaul the 14,000-square-foot display space for the museum's collection ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments ...