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 recently discovered severed hands were excavated from a site called Tell El-Dab (ancient Avaris) in the courtyard of a palace that seems to have been occupied by the Hyksos Khayan (c. 1700 ...

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

While the Hyksos and the 17th Dynasty in Thebes are well-documented, the role of Abydos is still speculative. This tomb could anchor the Abydene rulers in historical reality, ...

The Hyksos are widely believed to have introduced the Egyptians to the horse and chariot, glass-working and all sorts of weaponry, including battle axes and composite bows.

Images and original data are from the JHU Archaeology Museum. To fulfill our mission as a teaching museum, students often complete basic object cataloging, therefore data provided are subject to ...

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 were hugely influential, and their culture helped propel Egyptian's knowledge of metallurgy, ceramics, irrigation, horse breeding and training, as well as warfare using chariots, ...

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 ...

Severed human hands found in Egypt may have belonged to enemy warriors who were captured around 3,500 years ago, a gruesome new study shows.. Twelve hands were found in Hyksos palace in northern ...

Hyksos-Emblem. Seal amulet with the name of the Hyksos pharaoh Apophis. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art [CC0]) William Dotinga / July 15, 2020. Link copied. Seal amulet with the name of the Hyksos ...