The tomb of an unknown pharaoh has been discovered by archaeologists in Egypt - but the king's name has been lost to the ages ...

The ancient tomb, found in Abydos, Egypt, is thought to belong to a pharaoh who ruled 3,600 years ago, during a time of ...

The dynasty existed during the Second Intermediate Period, broadly 1630 B.C.E. to 1539 B.C.E., during which northern Egypt was controlled by the Hyksos, a dynasty that originated in the Levant ...

The Hyksos controlled the north, but a separate dynasty was growing in the south, centered in Thebes and guided by powerful queens. (See also: Archaeologists uncover more than 800 tombs from the ...

The discovered coffins included the coffin of "Djehuty Mes," the supervisor of Queen Tetisher, King Ahmose's grandmother, who played a pivotal role in liberating Egypt from the Hyksos. "Despite the ...

The 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut, who died in about 1458 B.C., was one of a small handful of women to have ruled Egypt. Her valley temple was intentionally demolished centuries later.

IN the Times of October 28 there appeared, under the signatures of Prof. J. M. Mackay, of Liverpool University, and Messrs. Percy Newberry and John Garstang, a letter on an important ...

The Hyksos ruled over Lower Egypt and the Nile Valley around 1650–1550 BCE, although the actual dates are unknown. They were expelled from Egypt around 1550 BCE.

The Hyksos king, who ruled Northern Egypt with a group of Asian shepherds, demanded that Seqenenre — who ruled Egypt's southern half — destroy the offending pool immediately.

When the Hyksos ruled over Palestine during the Middle Bronze Age II period (ca. 2000-1500 BC), they built a great civilization, which extended from Egypt to Syria.