The Myths, Magic and Medicine of the hippopotamus. Plus, we meet Obaysch: the first hippo to land in Europe since Roman times.

The world's oldest photograph of the Great Sphinx.

Heliopolis: recent discoveries in ancient Egypt's city of the sun.

The world's oldest artificial body part actually works!

Napoleon: Should he be regarded as the "Father of Egyptology"?

From The Royal Tombs of Ancient Egypt, the age of the giant pyramids.

Ancient Magic for every occasion.

Previously unpublished amazing photos from the Abu Simbel rescue!