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Archaeologists debated the age and purpose of the ruins for years — but not anymore. Take a look at their recent finds.
Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old royal tomb from an obscure line of pharohs whose very existence has been in ...
The meaning of four objects found in King Tutankhamun's tomb may have been discovered more than a century after they were ...
The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...
“It was first thought to be a 14th-century story about Sir Gawain but further examination revealed it to be part of the Old French Vulgate Merlin sequel, a different and extremely significant ...
Archaeologists found ancient jars used for holding the dead person’s organs and hundreds of statues carved to look like the ...
Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 trailblazers who led the way.
The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's ...
Archaeologists excavating in Abydos, Egypt, have unearthed an extraordinary tomb dating back more than 3,600 years—yet the ...
Throughout history, cultures have left behind a trail of breadcrumbs for archaeologists to follow. New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past. Here are ...
For thousands of years, Abydos has been the city of the dead. It’s one of Egypt’s most sacred and ancient burial sites, ...
Tutankhamun and the Secrets of Saqqara, billed as “the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of ancient Egyptian treasures in Hong ... from the large tombs at Saqqara near Cairo.