Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

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It comes just weeks after another major Egyptian discovery, which marked only the second royal tomb found since King Tutankhamun's over 100 years ago. In February, archaeologists uncovered King ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in ...

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king, discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian archeologists, is seen in Abydos ...

A 2007 paper had previously suggested that Prototaxites was ancient fungi ... large structures made of different tube-like components, compounds similar to lignin (the molecules that help give ...

Six Russian tourists were killed on Thursday after a viewing submarine sank near the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada, according to the local governor. Maj. Gen. Amr Hanafy confirmed the deaths in ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An international team of archeologists have discovered a massive tomb that belonged to one of ancient Egypt’s earliest pharaohs ...

The Ancient Cattle of Wales breed has been added to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust’s (RBST) priority category in its latest watchlist, meaning it is in the most urgent need of action to ensure its ...