The Hyksos, who ruled during the 15th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, were not foreign invaders, but a group who rose to power from within, according to a study published July 8, 2020 in the open-access ...

A mysterious dynasty of foreigners may not have invaded and taken control of ancient Egypt as was long thought. Rather, the ethnic group known as the Hyksos seems to have seized power from within ...

It is widely believed that, 3,600 years ago, the ancient Egyptian pharaohs were usurped by an invading force known as the Hyksos. However, new research claims the Hyksos people were actually a group ...

When Ahmose (reigned from c1550 – 1525 BC) became king, Egypt was in crisis. It was occupied in the north and threatened in the south. It was a shadow of its former self. But by the time he died, ...

An Austrian archaeological mission uncovered a 500-meter-long sandstone wall from the late Middle Kingdom era during excavation work carried out in Tel Al-Dabaa town (Avaris) in Sharqiya governorate ...

The Hyksos, who ruled during the 15th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, were not foreign invaders, but a group who rose to power from within, according to a new study. The Hyksos, who ruled during the 15th ...