New research says that a rare solar eclipse in 2471 B.C. may have sparked ancient Egypt's surprising shift away from sun ...

In a scorching desert, Pharaoh Akhenaten claimed the sun god Aten spoke to him in a dream, commanding him to abandon his name and build a holy city untouched by man. Why did this radical vision lead ...

Archeologists have unearthed the remains of a 4,500-year-old Egyptian temple where visitors would sky-gaze while on the roof. The building's remains were found at Abu Ghurab, about nine miles south of ...

Catalog of an exhibition held at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Nov. 14, 1999-Feb. 6, 2000 and other venues. siris_sil_602779 ...