Egypt
Egyptian Papyrus Reveals This Old Wives' Tale Is Very Old Indeed
The "Wheat and Barley" pregnancy test described in a recently translated medical text has been practiced for thousands of years
Egyptians Cracked Recipe for Embalming Resin Well Before Time of the Pharaohs
A new analysis shows that the Egyptian mummies were being made long before 2600 B.C.
Egyptian Authorities Open Sealed Ptolemaic-Era Sarcophagus
Rampant speculation about what was inside the black granite tomb has swirled since the relic was first discovered at a building site in Alexandria
Rare Photographs Put Focus on Egyptians Who Worked Alongside Carter to Excavate Tutankhamun's Tomb
Harry Burton’s 3,400 snapshots document rich array of artifacts, unseen Egyptians who contributed to the Egyptologist Howard Carter's great discovery
Sorry, There Are No Secret Chambers in King Tut's Tomb
After two contradictory radar scans, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities commissioned a third comprehensive survey that revealed no voids beyond the tomb walls
4,500 Newly Discovered Fragments Help Piece Together Massive Psamtik I Statue
The pieces gave researchers a better idea of the size and shape of the colossus
Large Cache of Texts May Offer Insight Into One of Africa's Oldest Written Languages
Archaeologists in Sudan have uncovered the largest assemblage of Meroitic inscriptions to date
The F.B.I. Helped a Museum Learn the Identity of a 4,000-Year-Old Severed Head
Cutting-edge DNA analysis revealed the mummified head belonged to Djehutynakht, a governor in Middle Kingdom Egypt, and not his wife as some believed
Rare Image of Early Female Pharaoh Found in University Collection
After her reign, Hatshepsut was expunged from Egyptian history, but a carving of her likeness has turned up in Swansea University
Landmark Exhibition Takes You Inside the Exuberant, Diverse World of the Fatimid Dynasty
Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum brings together 87 pieces from collections across the globe
Tomb of 5th Dynasty Priestess Found in Egypt
The 4,400-year-old burial chamber includes well-preserved wall paintings, including an image of a monkey dancing in front of an orchestra
African Titanosaur Discovery Helps Untangle Dinosaur Evolution
The creature reveals ancient connection between Africa, Europe, and Asia after the great Pangea broke apart
Archaeologists Could Be Close to Finding the Tomb of King Tut's Wife
After Tut's death, Ankhesenamun might have wed the Pharaoh Ay, and there's a possibility she's buried near him in the Valley of the Monkeys
After More Than 90 Years, Looted Mummy Parts Repatriated to Egypt
The skull and two hands were illegally acquired by a tourist in 1927 and were confiscated from an antiquities dealer
The Greatest Clash in Egyptian Archaeology May Be Fading, But Anger Lives On
After 200 years, the sad story of Qurna, a so-called 'village of looters', is coming to a close
Archaeologists in California Unearth a Large Sphinx—From the Set of ‘The Ten Commandments’
Director Cecil B. DeMille gave the order for the entire set be buried beneath the sand after shooting on the blockbuster concluded
How Researchers Uncovered a Massive Void in the Great Pyramid of Giza
The cavity could hold clues to how the pyramids came to be
Remains of Temple to Ramses II Discovered Near Cairo
The recent find was five years in the making
New Kingdom Goldsmith's Tomb Discovered in Egypt
The tomb of Amenemhat and his wife Amenhotep includes a statue of the couple, mummies, statues and funerary masks
Napoleon's Lifelong Interest in Science
Napoleon was a Frenchman of his time, which means he was interested in how science could do good–he just took it farther than most
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