More than a decade ago, archaeologists began to excavate one of the world’s oldest Christian churches in the middle of a ...
One of the most famous tombs in all of Egypt was holding a family secret: another body.
Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.
Was Pharaoh Tutankhamun a “cast-off king”? Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else.
Malaria in Egypt can be traced back to ancient times – but the WHO Director-General says the disease ‘now belongs to its history’ Egypt has been declared ‘malaria-free’ by the World ...
Earliest evidence for deformation of livestock horns from ancient Egypt (Wim Van Neer et al., Journal of Archaeological Science (2024)) “The horns had been intentionally manipulated to grow ...