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The Egyptian soul was thought to have three parts, the K’s, the Ba & the Akh. The Ka was the life force believed to live within the body during life & survive it following death...

Some say the vessel is a solar barge, used by the Pharoah during his daily voyages across the sky. Others say the ship was a funerary craft for transporting the Pharaohs body to the afterlife.

There were three female pharaohs, of whom the greatest was Hatshepsut (reigned 1498-1483 B.C.).

The Bibliotheca Alexandria in Egypt has a library capable of holding eight million books, and is one of the largest libraries in the world.

Imhotep was possibly the most famous non-royal Ancient Egyptian that ever lived. Learn more about this pioneering ancient Egyptian architect. 

Throughout Egypt, images of large wading birds called ibises appear on the walls of tombs and temples. Find out what this sacred bird meant to the ancient Egyptians and where they were found.

Do you know the linguist who deciphered the Rosetta Stone? Learn about the man that unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphs.

The history of make up in Egypt shows us just how long cosmetics have been around. Want to know what natural substances they used so do themselves up?

An ancient Egyptian monument was completely moved over the course of 4 years. Find out which one and why. 

Almond, slightly slanted eyes, elongated head - did the great innovator Pharaoh Akhenaten (Amemhotep IV) come from another planet?

Head of the Dominican archaeological mission Kathleen Martinez believes that the tomb of Cleopatra VII and her husband, the Roman leader Mark Antony, is in the basement of the temple of Isis and Osiris.

Tutenkhamun only reigned for a short period but who was to know what would happen following his sudden death. Who would take to the throne & how would this affect the country. His life and death is still shrouded in mystery...