Although we usually imagine the conditions in Ancient Egypt to be much like the Egypt of today, back during the Holocene there was significantly more rain as a result of the African Humid Period (AHP) ...

Many of the pyramids of ancient Egypt were built along a now extinct branch of the river Nile, geological surveys have revealed. This could explain why these pyramids, including the famed Great ...

Herodotus, often called the "Father of History," once emphasized the critical role rivers played in the development of civilizations. Among these rivers, none were more important to ancient ...

Ancient Egypt might have to thank the River Nile for all its success after new research into the famous river highlights the role it played during the historic time period. A study from the University ...

Timothy J. Ralph receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the Australian Research Council, NSW government environment agencies, and Macquarie University. Eman Ghoneim receives funding ...

Eman Ghoneim and her team studied the remains of an ancient branch of the Nile near the pyramids of Giza. Eman Ghoneim / University of North Carolina Wilmington Today’s travelers to Egypt will find ...

Atop a rocky, arid plateau in the Sahara’s Western Desert in Egypt stands the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: the Great Pyramid of Giza. The 455-foot-tall stone structure and several ...

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A "long-lost" branch of the Nile in Egypt may explain the location of several ancient pyramids, researchers have suggested. In a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, an ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, god of abundance and fertility. THE PERFECT AMOUNTEgyptians needed the ...