A team of scientists from Egypt’s National Research Centre and Cairo University, working with two German DNA experts, examined tissue samples from several royal mummies, including Tutankhamun ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS claim to have unearthed a "major" Egyptian town - dating back 3,400 years. The settlement offers groundbreaking insights into Egypt’s most famous pharaoh dynasty, with clues about ...

Ancient Egypt is best known for the pyramids of Giza, the giant Sphinx, and mummies. However, the early Egyptians also left behind other ancient clues that we can use to learn about their daily ...

Known as King Tut, Tutankhamun famously reversed his father’s worship of Aten the sun god and brought Egypt back to its polytheistic roots. The ancient family have a strong link to this 'large ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An international team of archeologists have discovered a massive tomb that belonged to one of ancient Egypt’s earliest pharaohs ...

The team of Egyptian and American archaeologists found the tomb, which the researchers estimate is 3,600 years old, nearly 23 feet underground at Abydos, one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt.

A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains. Unknown artist, “Mesu Smelling a Lotus” (c.

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and ... frequently encountered in graveyards and wound around mummies. These amulets were not ornaments alone; they ...