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

Prof.SATOH In ancient Egypt, wheat and barley were mainly grown as winter ... settle water conflicts and realize rational water use around the world. The Nile River used to flood in the late summer ...

When the flood water drained away again, the soil that was left behind was rich in nutrients, making it perfect for farming. The Ancient Egyptians called The Nile 'Ar' which meant black ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...

The ancient Egyptians based their farming around the annual flooding of the River Nile. There were three seasons in the Egyptian calendar: Akhet Also called the Season of the Inundation.

Professors Nadine Moeller and Joseph Manning highlight how climate challenges impacted ancient Egyptian society. The Nile, with its annual floods, was Egypt's lifeline, supporting agriculture and ...

MANIAL SULTAN, Egypt — Yassin Saeed remembers when the Nile’s annual flood drenched his village in the years before the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Now, former flood lands are green fi ...

Ancient Egyptians called their land "Kemet," which meant "black," after the black fertile silt-layered soil that was left behind each year during the annual innundation, when the Nile flooded the ...

The tomb of King Thutmose II has been found, but what does this achievement mean? Is it an archaeological breakthrough of ...