Ancient Egyptian artists as far back as 3100 B.C.E. employed an artificial pigment now called Egyptian blue, using it to paint wood, stone, and cartonnage (a material that resembles papier-mâché), as ...

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

Ancient Egyptian pharaohs, including the famous Hatshepsut, sent sea voyages to trade with the distant kingdom of Punt. Centuries of ancient explorers like Hannu and Nehsi voyaged to Punt, bringing ...