A joint French-Egyptian team found the carvings underwater south of Aswan ... told Live Science that Aswan was an important quarry site for granite and it is possible that the newly found remains ...

Oldest Recorded Solar Eclipse Occurred 3,200 Years Ago, Academicians Figure Out Using Biblical Texts A group of British researchers in 2017 announced the date of the earliest recorded solar eclipse by ...

Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt Luxor skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster -- a luminous stone once cherished by pharaohs - ...

LUXOR, Egypt, Jan. 27 (Xinhua ... replicas of iconic figures like Tutankhamun and Hatshepsut. Though alabaster carving once faced decline, it now enjoys a resurgence fueled by younger generations ...