Egyptian Tomb

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  5 Major Ancient Egyptian Discoveries in 2024: Rare Artefacts, Rituals, Ancient Medical Insights, and More

  Throughout 2024, Egypt's archaeological sites revealed groundbreaking discoveries, including the first known astronomical observatory, evidence of hallucinogenic rituals, and ancient medical practices. Highlights include the intact tomb of Idi, a governor’s daughter, gold tongues believed to aid afterlife communication, and a 4,500-year-old skull...

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  13 Mummies With Gold Tongue And Fake Nails Discovered In Ancient Egyptian Tomb

  A team of Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 13 ancient mummies with golden tongues and fingernails in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus.

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  5,000-Year-Old Wine Discovered In Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian Queen

  The discovery was made in Upper Egypt, about 10 km from the Nile River, by archaeologists from the University of Vienna.

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  Dozen Severed Hands Found In Egyptian Pits Point To A Grisly Practice

  The researchers noted in the study that the right hands belong to at least 12 adults - 11 males and one female.

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  Archaeologist Unveil Possibly 'Oldest' Mummy Found In Egypt

  Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital Cairo containing what may be the oldest and "most complete" mummy yet to be discovered in the country, the excavation team leader said on Thursday.

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  Tunnel Found Beneath Egyptian Temple May Lead to Cleopatra's Tomb: Report

  Archaeologist believes she has discovered the tomb of an Egyptian queen, which would be the "most important discovery of the twenty-first century."

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  Excavations In Egypt Lead To 2,500 Year Old Mummies Being Discovered

  In the ancient city of Saqqara in Egypt, archaeologists have unearthed 2,500-year-old coffins and bronze statues after excavation. The findings even include 150 bronze idols of Egyptian gods.

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  Archaeologists Discover 34 Mummies In Hidden Egyptian Tomb

  Archaeologists have discovered at least 34 mummies in the Egyptian city of Aswan that dates back to the late Pharaonic and Greco-Roman period, between the 6th century B.C. and the 4th century A.D., the media reported.

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  Egypt Unearths 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Of Top Ancient Priest

  Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years in the pyramid complex of Saqqara south of the capital Cairo, authorities said on Saturday. "Today we are announcing the last discovery of the year 2018, it's a new discovery, it's a private tomb," antiquities minister Khaled el-Enany said.

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  Egypt Probes Images Of Naked Couple Atop Pyramid

  Egyptian authorities have launched an investigation into images of a naked couple on top of the Great Pyramid that sparked uproar in the conservative Muslim country, an official said Tuesday. In a video titled "Climbing the Great Pyramid of Giza", Danish photographer Andreas Hvid appears to scale the 4,500-year-old tomb on the outskirts of Cairo at...

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  Egypt Unveils Unopened Female Mummy From A 3,000 Years Old Coffin

  Egyptian authorities on Saturday unveiled a well-preserved mummy of a woman inside a previously unopened coffin in Luxor in southern Egypt dating back to more than 3,000 years.

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  Egypt Unveils 3,000-Year-Old Ancient Tomb And Sarcophagi In Luxor

  Egyptian authorities on Saturday unveiled a well-preserved mummy of a woman inside a previously unopened coffin in Luxor in southern Egypt dating back to more than 3,000 years. The sarcophagus, an ancient coffin, was one of two found earlier this month by a French-led mission in the northern area of El-Asasef, a necropolis on the western bank of th...

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  Dozens Of Mummified Cats Found In Ancient Egyptian Tomb

  Ancient Egyptians were serious cat people, if a discovery in a tomb near Cairo is any indication.

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  Cat Mummies, Animal Statues Discovered In Stone Tombs In Egypt

  Seven sarcophagi, some dating back more than 6,000 years, have been discovered at a site on the edge of the pyramid complex in Saqqara, south of the Egyptian capital, archaeology officials announced Saturday.

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  Inside A 3,200-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb, World's Oldest Cheese Found

  Researchers have found the world's most ancient solid cheese in a 3,200-year-old Egyptian tomb, as well as evidence of a potentially deadly disease.