Take a Free Virtual Tour of Five Egyptian Heritage Sites
The sites include the 5,000-year-old tomb of Meresankh III, the Red Monastery and the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq
Amid COVID-19 Closures, Egypt Sanitizes the Giza Pyramids
The country has shut down its museums and archaeological sites in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus
Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid Reopens to Public After 14-Year Hiatus
Built nearly 4,700 years ago as a tomb for the pharaoh Djoser, the structure underwent more than a decade of on-and-off restorations
2,000-Year-Old Leopard Face Painting Reconstructed From Egyptian Sarcophagus
To the ancient Egyptians, the big cat symbolized strength and power, demarcating a tomb of high status
Listen to the Recreated Voice of a 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy
Media outlets have likened the sound to a “brief groan,” a “long, exasperated ‘meh’ without the ‘m,’” and “rather like ‘eeuuughhh’”
The Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2020
Slated for this year are new institutions dedicated to ancient Egyptian, the Olympics, African American music and the Army
14th-Century Illustration of Venice Is the Oldest Found Yet
The drawing accompanied one friar’s first-person account of a trip from Venice to Jerusalem and Egypt
Infrared Reveals Egyptian Mummies’ Hidden Tattoos
The mummies of seven women found at Egypt’s Deir el-Medina site bear tattoos including crosses, baboons and hieroglyphics
3-D Scans of the Bust of Nefertiti Are Now Available Online
A German museum released the digital data to artist Cosmo Wenman after a hoax heist and lengthy legal battle
Archaeologists Discover 20 Sealed Ancient Egyptian Coffins
The sarcophagi—decorated in shades of red, green, white and black—were found stacked in two layers in a giant tomb
Egypt Opens Its ‘Bent Pyramid’ for the First Time in More Than 50 Years
The pyramid may represent an important step in a pharaoh’s quest to build the ‘perfect’ pyramid
The Penn Museum Just Floated a 12-Ton Sphinx Out a Window
Using air-dollies, the museum moved the largest sphinx in the western hemisphere 250 feet to a new entranceway
Worn-Out Teeth Expand the Narrative of the Ancient Egyptian Career Woman
Wear patterns suggest a woman buried in the ancient city of Mendes processed papyrus reeds, a job women were not previously known to do
Wreck of Unusual Ship Described by Herodotus Recovered From Nile Delta
The Greek chronicler dedicated 23 lines of his Histories to the construction of a Nile cargo boat known by locals as a baris
Decade-Long Restoration of Tutankhamun’s Tomb Finally Concludes
Conservators stabilized famed crypt’s wall paintings, introduced viewing platforms and barriers designed to limit visitor access to fragile areas
Well-Preserved Female Mummy Found in Elite Egyptian Necropolis
In a first, Egyptian authorities opened the woman’s sarcophagus in front of the international press
Now We Don’t Have to Unravel Mummies to Study Them at a Cellular Level
Phase-contrast imaging enabled researchers to non-invasively examine a mummified hand’s blood vessels, skin layers and connective tissue
Scientists Begin Unveiling the Secrets of the Mummies in the Alexandria ‘Dark Sarcophagus’
The massives stone coffin found in July contains a woman and two men, including one who survived brain surgery
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.
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