Ancient Egypt is best known for the pyramids of ... Most pyramids were royal tombs where the mummies of pharaohs and other important people, like nobles and government officials, were buried ...

Archaeologists conducting research on ancient tombs in Egypt are warning of a potential ... Despite these potential threats, mummies and remains of ancient Egyptians are a valuable source of ...

The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year ...

After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...

Archaeologists discovered the massive limestone burial chamber, which has multiple rooms and a decorated entryway, in January in Abydos, Egypt ... ancient Egyptians and served to conceal the tombs ...

Among the key finds inside the tomb are a gold ring inscribed with Ramesses III’s name, bronze arrowheads, and an ivory box.

Read through this gallery to discover the stories behind Egypt's greatest funerary monuments, and learn about the mysterious treasures recovered from its ancient tombs... cobalt88/Shutterstock The ...

Egypt's antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located since the famed discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. A wooden diorama ...

The researchers hope that the method could be used on a larger set of mummies to better understand the varied mummification practices that occurred in ancient Egypt. “Different historical ...

Seven institutions in Egypt will loan more than 200 works to the Hong Kong Palace Museum later this year for a blockbuster show focused on King Tutankhamun, the young pharaoh who ruled Ancient Egypt ...