A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose's reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with vast implications for the region's history The post Study anchors obscure ...

Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.

The finding confirms that the pharaoh expected quite the pampered afterlife and hints at a potential musical-chairs situation ...

French and Egyptian archaeologists exploring ancient Egypt's Tanis necropolis found a puzzling body in the tomb of a king.

November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun 's mummified remains. What followed wasn't ...

For the first time, scientists have used three-dimensional technology to "digitally unwrap" the mummy of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh that had not been opened in 3,000 years. Scientists said the mummy ...

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New find of 225 ushabti statues in Egypt may identify Pharaoh Sheshonq III’s sarcophagus and rewrite Third Intermediate ...

For 3,000 years, a mummy of the pharaoh Amenhotep I hid its secrets. Researchers in Egypt have used a CT scan to find out new details about just what the mummy was hiding. About 3,500 years ago, a ...