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Egypt discovers remains of tomb, false door of ancient royal chamberlain at Saqqara necropolis

In front of the false door, archaeologists uncovered a complete set of alabaster funerary tools, including an offering table and disc, a purification basin, a jug, and a basin. 

What Did A Day In Pharaoh’ s Life Look Like?

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians believed that the great gods had created the universe and maintained order; they were also involved in people's everyday lives...

Forensic Study Confirms Human Sacrifice In Ancient Egypt

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have confirmed that many burials near First Dynasty tombs in Abydos, Egypt, indicate the sacrifice of royal household members after kings...

Egypt’s early kings were buried with servants; skulls revive sacrifice theory

Before the Pharaohs: The Mystery of Machine-Made Artifacts

How did the ancient Egyptians create objects of such extraordinary precision — thousands of years before modern machinery, power tools, and computer-controlled manufacturing? Acros...

Egypt discovers parts of giant pharaoh statues (PHOTOS)

Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered two ancient royal statues in the Nile Delta, including a monument depicting Ramses II Read Full Article at RT.com

28-foot statue of biblical pharaoh who enslaved Israelis discovered by Egyptian farmer

A farmer in Behbeit El Hagar, Egypt stumbled upon a remarkable royal statue of Ramses II while tilling his land. In a swift response, local antiquities officials began an excavatio...

Scientists Find Unexpected Ingredients in Ancient Egyptian Paint

The findings suggest that the artists of ancient Egypt cared deeply about every step of their work.

Ancient Egypt’s first female king revealed by long-lost royal seals

Ancient Egypt’s first female ruler lived centuries before Nefertiti or Cleopatra

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Archaeologists find a 3,000-year-old Egyptian tomb before it’s too late

While clearing debris to protect ancient Egyptian tombs from flash floods, researchers near Luxor stumbled upon an unknown 3,000-year-old tomb. Its remarkably preserved paintings d...

An Egyptian Tomb's 4,000-Year-Old False Door Reveals How the Living Honored the Dead

Learn how a false door, ritual offerings, and later burials trace centuries of changing funerary practices at Saqqara.

Ancient Egypt mystery 'solved' as expert unlocks Great Pyramid missing 'code'

New research suggests the Great Pyramid of Giza may have had a whole other purpose.

Scientists unlock secrets of ancient Egyptian materials with proteomics

Analysis revealed seed proteins from sesame and moringa, which held religious and symbolic significance.

Archaeologists Say 3,200-Year-Old Inscription May Point to ‘Lost’ Ancient Egyptian City

The city of Mesen lay in a key strategic location for ancient Egypt's military campaigns at the time.

From Nefertiti to Cleopatra, Ancient Egypt's Biggest Mysteries Have Yet to Be Solved

Learn more about some of ancient Egypt's most sought-after mysteries and what we have discovered so far. 

Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed

Study of remains taken from royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab appears to confirm early Egyptologist’s theoryCourt officials and craftspeople serving early Egyptian kings may have been...

The Pre-Egyptian Mystery: The Osiris Shaft Beneath Giza

Beneath the Giza Plateau, not far from the Great Pyramids, lies the mysterious Osiris Shaft, an extraordinary underground complex descending deep beneath the ancient landscape. Its...

Free lecture to explore archaeology projects of Ancient Egypt

The Toledo Museum of Art’s 5th annual lecture on ancient Egypt archaeology is a free community event Friday.

‘It Would Have Been Very Gruesome’: Researchers Just Proved That Egyptian Rulers Were Buried With Dozens Of Human Sacrif...

Famed Egyptologist Flinders Petrie always had a hunch that the ancient bones he excavated at the Umm el-Qaab tombs in the 1920s came from subjects who were sacrificed and buried al...

Switzerland Repatriates 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Funerary Mask

Switzerland has returned to Egypt an ancient funerary mask dating to the Ptolemaic period, according to an announcement by the Embassy of Switzerland in Egypt on Facebook on 16 Sep...

Understanding Mummification in Ancient Egypt

Explore the history of mummies with this straightforward guide. You will discover the exact biological processes and rituals used by ancient priests. The post Understanding Mummifi...

Skulls Reveal Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Egypt 5,000 Years Ago

Royal tombs at Abydos were surrounded by numerous other burials. In the 1920s, an Egyptologist questioned whether all those people could have died naturally at the same time.

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