Punt was a legendary kingdom known from ancient Egyptian trade records that exported luxury goods to Egypt, particularly incense, but also baboons from around 2500 B.C. to early in the first ...

The findings build on the archaeological evidence of trade and cultural exchanges between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, a region spanning modern-day Iraq and parts of Iran and Syria.

Ancient Egyptian embalming fluids suggest long-distance trade Scientists were surprised at the complexity of the chemicals used to preserve bodies for the afterlife by Payal Dhar, special to C&EN ...

Their purpose was to control trade in the region and secure Egypt’s southern border. During the New Kingdom (ca 1539–1075 B.C.), the first pharaohs of the 18th dynasty annexed Nubian territory ...

­­Jars holding the innards of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman from roughly 3,500 years ago contain hints of one of the most complex mummification balms of that era, a new study shows.