New findings from the Tombos archaeological site in Sudan have challenged long-standing beliefs about the ancient Egyptian ...

At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...

Archaeologists have uncovered hidden remains under Egyptian pyramids, challenging long-held beliefs about burial traditions ...

An international team of researchers has conducted a detailed analysis of the physical activity of the ancient inhabitants of Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial city in Nubia. The findings, ...

Implications for Ancient Egyptian Culture The presence of these skeletal remains alongside those of the noble classes suggests a possible belief system among the ancient Egyptians in which all ...

The team noted that some remains belong to people who had done very little physical activity during their lifetimes while ...

Claims that researchers discovered previously unknown structures beneath the Pyramid of Khafre — the pyramid situated in the ...

Recent archaeological discoveries at the ancient site of Tombos in northern Sudan have unveiled skeletons that defy long-held beliefs about pyramid burials. Traditionally, it has been assumed that ...

Some of the bones exhibited little entheseal change, indicating that they had belonged to the members of the upper classes ... says that many Egyptian pyramids from this period were built for ...

For years, Egyptologists have assumed pyramid tombs were just for the rich – but the burials at a site called Tombos don’t ...

This finding suggests that "social classes were not segregated, but instead that a hard laboring non-elite were buried alongside an elite who avoided tasks that led to entheseal wear," the team ...