On Sep. 9 the Facebook page African Diaspora posted a picture of Egyptian monuments, including the Sphinx, with the noses broken off. At the top, it stated: "When the Europeans (Greeks) went to ...

There are many more ancient wonders of Egypt than the Pyramids: bigger temples, royal tombs, and castles of the Middle Millennium. More out these true jewels.

"With its valuable inscriptions and numerous funerary monuments, Abydos has perhaps contributed more than any other site in Egypt to our present understanding of the history of state formation ...

Can Egypt Protect Its Ancient Monuments? Published May 01, 2011 at 10:00 AM EDT Updated May 01, 2011 at 9:48 PM EDT By Kent R. Weeks Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member ...

It remained for two Englishmen, George Waddington and the Rev. Barnard Hanbury, to make the first attempt at describing the ancient Egyptian occupation of this region. Their work was begun in 1820.