In order to fund the museum's colossal €800 million renovation plan, director Laurence des Cars has no shortage of ideas: prestigious galas, American donors and higher ticket prices for foreign ...

Since the attacks in February, ISIS has besieged several ancient Assyrian sites, including the Iraqi city of Nimrud, the village of Khorsabad, and Hatra, a 2,000-year-old city. On Easter Sunday, ...

Thutmose II is perhaps best known for being married to his half-sister, Hatshepsut. After his death, Hatshepsut ascended to the throne as pharaoh. However, unlike Tutankhamun's burial, the newly ...

A true sensation in Egypt - the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II, who ruled Egypt around 3,500 years ago, has been found. It was hidden in the rock. This is the first discovery of a pharaoh's tomb ...