New findings from the Tombos archaeological site in Sudan have challenged long-standing beliefs about the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Researchers now suggest that these monumental tombs, once thought ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

An international team of archeologists have discovered a massive tomb that belonged to one of ancient Egypt ’s earliest ...

The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year ...

may have also included low-status high-labor staff," archaeologists wrote in a paper published in the June issue of the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. Ancient Egypt controlled parts of ...

For years, Egyptologists have assumed pyramid tombs were just for the rich – but the burials at a site called Tombos don’t ...

Shepseskaf's decision to build a mastaba instead of a pyramid has puzzled archaeologists for centuries, as it marked a ...

The limestone burial chamber was uncovered 23 feet underground in a desert, offering new insight into a lesser-known era when ancient Egypt was divided into a series of small dynasties.

Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city Abydos The pharaoh's name was obliterated by ancient tomb robbers March 27 (Reuters ...