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 ...

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.

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, ...

Experts have analyzed a pile of severed hands found in a 3,500-year-old palace in ancient Egypt. Their study suggests soldiers took the hands of slain enemies and presented them to their ruler ...

Experts have analyzed a pile of severed hands found in a 3,500-year-old palace in ancient Egypt. Their study suggests soldiers took the hands of slain enemies and presented them to their ruler. The ...