Ancient Egypt
Ground Up Mummies Were Once an Ingredient in Paint
In 1964, the manufacturer who made Mummy Brown reportedly ran out of mummies to grind up
This Mummy Had an Angel Tattooed on Her Leg
A 1,300 year old Egyptian mummy was found to have the tattoo of an angel on her inner thigh
No One Knows Why Ancient Egyptians Built This 4,600-Year-Old Pyramid
The new pyramid joins the list of other mysterious step pyramids built before the Great Pyramid at Giza
Archaeologists in Egypt Just Unearthed a Previously Unknown Pharaoh's Tomb
Ancient Egypt's King Senebkay just arose after a 3,650 year slumber
Egyptians Mummified The Beef Ribs And Sliced Goat Meat They Sent on With Their Rulers to the Afterlife
They basted the meat in fat and resin in order to preserve it forever.
New Theory: King Tut Died in a Chariot Crash
A new examination of Tut's remains reveals that he was killed in a horrific chariot accident
Legos Helped Restore a 3,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus
Lego platforms propped the sarcophagus in place from the inside, allowing the researchers to work on the ancient materials without fear of collapse
Inside the Great Pyramid
No structure in the world is more mysterious than the Great Pyramid. But who first broke into its well-guarded interior? When? And what did they find?
The Fall of Zahi Hawass
Removed as minister of antiquities, the high profile archaeologist no longer holds the keys to 5,000 years of Egyptian history
Rehabilitating Cleopatra
Egypt's ruler was more than the sum of the seductions that loom so large in history—and in Hollywood
Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx
After decades of research, American archaeologist Mark Lehner has some answers about the mysteries of the Egyptian colossus
The Tomb of Queen Sesheshet
A recently discovered pyramid and tomb in Egypt may shed light on a dark episode in a pharaonic tradition of court intrigue
Symbolically Speaking
A Q&A with hieroglyphs expert Janice Kamrin
Digging up Egypt's Treasures
The ten most significant discoveries in the past 20 years
Understanding the Lasting Allure of the Rosetta Stone
An Egyptologist explains the importance of the artifact
Unearthing Egypt's Greatest Temple
Discovering the grandeur of the monument built 3,400 years ago
Monumental Shift
Tackling an ages-old puzzle, a French architect offers a new theory on how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid at Giza
Underwater World
New evidence reveals a city beneath ancient Alexandria
City of the Imagination
Andrew Lawler, author of "Raising Alexandria" talks about the hidden history of Egypt's fabled seaside capital
Who Was Cleopatra?
Mythology, propaganda, Liz Taylor and the real Queen of the Nile
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