The royal symbol on the newly discovered figurines solves a long-standing mystery by identifying who was buried in the ...

Archaeologists working in Egypt have brought to light a remarkably preserved funerary papyrus that specialists are already ...

Archaeologists found a pit full of giant dismembered hands near an ancient Egyptian king's palace, hinting that warriors may have offered the king the hands of their defeated enemies as trophies.

Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled the millennia-old tombs of three senior statesmen, identified by inscriptions left on the tombs. The three sites in the city of Luxor date to the New Kingdom era, ...

An international team of archeologists have discovered a massive tomb that belonged to one of ancient Egypt’s earliest pharaohs. However, the ruler’s identity remains a mystery—as do many details of ...

A newly identified crocodile relative from Egypt pushes back the origins of the marine-hunting dyrosaurids by millions of years. The fossil, Wadisuchus kassabi, shows a mix of primitive and advanced ...

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They found a “Book of the Dead” papyrus scroll measuring over 43 feet long—a rare ...

A recent discovery has revealed that two churches in Egypt are over 1,600 years old, located in the Kharga Oasis, an ancient settlement about 350 miles southwest of Cairo. According to the Facebook ...

The Amarna Letters contain records of ancient lords and rulers seeking to establish diplomatic ties with Egyptian pharaohs.

The find in Saqqara included 150 bronze statues of ancient Egyptian deities. SAQQARA, Egypt -- Egypt has uncovered 2,500-year-old wooden coffins and bronze statues in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara ...

An ancient military fortress — dating back around 3,000 years —was recently discovered in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities For centuries, an ...