Ancient Egypt
Huge Statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Discovered in Cairo
It may be a likeness of Ramses II, ancient Egypt's most powerful ruler
For Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, Life Was a Banquet, But the Afterlife Was the Greatest Feast of All
Life after death for the Ancient Egyptian elite included lots, and lots, of food
For the First Time, All 5,000 Objects Found Inside King Tut's Tomb Will Be Displayed Together
Take a sneak peek at the collection of the new Grand Egyptian Museum, opening in early 2018
Researchers Identify Queen Nefertari's Mummified Knees
Found in 1904, new research confirms the mummified fragments in a Turin museum likely belong to ancient Egypt's beautiful and revered queen
Archeologists Discover Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt
Containing 100 lovingly positioned creatures, the site suggests that the ancients could have valued their companion animals as much as we do
Newly Uncovered Ruins Reveal 7,000-Year-Old City in Egypt
Ancient huts and tombs could be the final resting places of local elites
Crocodile Mummy Found Packed With Dozens of Smaller Crocodile Mummies
The little critters escaped notice until high-powered modern scanners tackled the mummified remains
Space Archaeologist Sarah Parcak Uses Satellites to Uncover Ancient Egyptian Ruins
The Indiana Jones of low Earth orbit harnesses 21st-century technology to uncover long-buried treasures
Why Was King Tut's Tomb Prepared in Such a Rush?
When archeologists discovered mold formations in King Tut's tomb, they worried the sweat and breath of tourists were the cause
Archaeologists Detect Two Previously Unknown Cavities Beneath Giza’s Great Pyramid
But don't get too excited just yet
New DNA Analysis Shows How Cats Spread Around the World
Felines spread in two waves including moving around Europe on Viking ships, according to researchers
Earliest Evidence of Indigo Dye Found at Ancient Peruvian Burial Site
The dyed fabrics represent the earliest known use of indigo in the world, predating Egyptian samples by about 1,600 years
Ancient Egyptian Stories Will Be Published in English for the First Time
Translated from hieroglyphics on monuments, tombs and papyri, the book will present tales few outside of academia have read
Tree Rings Help Circle in on Dating Pre-History Events
Solar flares create spikes in the Carbon-14 of woody plants that can provide anchor years for more accurate dating of artifacts
New Discoveries Double the Size of Ancient Greek Shipwreck Graveyard
Researcher in the Fourni archipelago found 23 ships dating between 525 B.C. and 1850
New Dig Shows the Philistines Weren’t Such Philistines
A graveyard containing over 200 sets of remains is giving researchers their first deep look into the little-known biblical tribe
Geoarchaeologist Proposes There Was a "World War Zero"
Could an alliance among the "Luwians" have helped caused the collapse of eastern Mediterranean civilizations 3,200 years ago?
An Israeli Brewery Recreated a 2,000-Year-Old Beer
Beer brewed as in Biblical times
3,400-Year-Old Necropolis Hints at Ancient Egyptian Life
Dozens of tombs and a temple were uncovered in an ancient quarry
CT Scan Shows Pharoah Ramesses III Was Murdered by Multiple Assassins
A missing toe reveals that the god-king was killed by more than one plotter
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