The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the 3,200-year-old tomb of a possible military commander who may have served during the reign of Ramesses III. Inside the man's tomb, archaeologists found a ...

Ancient Egypt is best known for the pyramids of Giza, the giant Sphinx, and mummies. However, the early Egyptians also left behind other ancient clues that we can use to learn about their daily ...

Egyptian mummies have always been a subject of great interest, not only from researchers and scientists, but the general population as well. In ancient Egypt, mummification was a long and complex ...

A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home ...

Among the key finds inside the tomb are a gold ring inscribed with Ramesses III’s name, bronze arrowheads, and an ivory ...

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In 2019, while excavating the necropolis of Qubbet el Hawa, across the Nile from Aswan in southern Egypt, Belgian and Spanish archaeologists unearthed a trove of mummified crocodiles: five almost ...

When we think of iconic mummies or artifacts from ancient Egypt, names like Tutankhamun, Ramses II, or the bust of Nefertiti come to mind. However, hidden in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo for over ...

We now know what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like, thanks to new research that deployed a team of trained 'sniffers'. And it turns out that despite being about 5,000 years old, they actually ...

The research team explained that smell was a key consideration for the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process, as pleasant odors were associated with the bodies of deities and their ...

Credit: Megiddo Expedition New archaeological evidence from the ancient ... trade and military routes, and it was occupied at different times by Canaanites, Israelites, Assyrians, Egyptians ...