Yellow desert glass in Egypt has been found in ancient jewellery, including a scarab carved from the material which features in pectoral jewellery buried beside the pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Archaeologists have uncovered a pharaonic settlement in an Egyptian oasis that may have supplied food for troops along Saharan trade routes, Egypt's antiquities department said on Wednesday. CAIRO, ...

An Egyptian treasure map discovered 200 years ago is unique, as it shows the geology of the mountains surrounding ancient gold and silver mines. This map predates modern geological maps by almost ...