ancient Egypt

Archaeologists discovered more than 2,000 mummified rams' heads in Egypt dating back to the Ptolemaic period, and a large ancient building from the Sixth Dynasty, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced over the weekend. The discoveries were made...

A group of specialists from Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities made a significant discovery when they uncovered a zodiac that had never been seen before. The zodiac is located on the roof of the southern hall of the Esna Temple...

At an ancient temple in southern Egypt, archaeologists have uncovered a figure that is reminiscent of a sphinx, as well as the remnants of a shrine. The Hathor Temple is one of the best preserved ancient locations in Egypt, and...

The ancient Egyptians employed embalming procedures to preserve carcasses, and researchers have recently uncovered previously unknown data about these practices. Analyses of chemical residue found within vessels from the only known Egyptian embalming factory and from the burial chambers in...

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of four 4,300-year-old tombs and a mummy wrapped in gold leaf. Gold Mummy The mummy is made up of the remains of a man named Hekashepes and found preserved inside of a sarcophagus. It is one...

It may appear impossible to hurt the feelings of a 3,000-year-old corpse, but, in the interest of respect, The British Museum—along with other museums—has recently banned the term "mummy" to describe the remains of ancient Egyptians. They claim that referring...

CT scans have been used to unwrap the secrets of the mummified 2,300-year-old remains of an ancient Egyptian teenager, dubbed the "Golden Boy" mummy. The Golden Boy earned his moniker on account of the forty-nine precious amulets that adorned...

A royal tomb dating back 3,500 years was discovered by archaeologists in the area of Luxor in Egypt. Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh, and it is possible that she co-ruled ancient Egypt around the time the tomb was built. In...

A 16-meter-long (52.5 ft) papyrus was discovered in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus by a team of archaeologists. It is the first complete papyrus text to be found in over a century. The discovery was made in Saqqara, a necropolis that...

Egypt's sands have revealed many treasures over the ages, but, more recently, archaeologists digging in a necropolis close to Cairo discovered something that has them scratching their heads. Experts found the bones of an eight-year-old child carefully spread out...