The grave robbers sacked the tomb, and didn't leave any remains of the king's mummy or sarcophagus behind, Wegner said. Archaeologists are still investigating the area where the t ...

The excavation site, known as Tal al-Deir, is referred to as a necropolis, the term used for an elaborate cemetery of an ancient city. The cemetery was especially important during the 26th Dynasty but ...

Archaeologists have uncovered something ground-breaking after examining a 4,400-year-old ancient Egyptian tomb thought to ...

(CNN) — An ongoing excavation in Damietta, Egypt, has uncovered 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago, alongside a trove of gold artifacts, coins and pottery. The artifacts could provide ...

More than 3,000 years ago, ancient Egyptian artists flubbed a royal portrait that was discovered in a tomb within a vast necropolis, a new study suggests. The painting, of the pharaoh Ramesses II ...

Human History Here’s One Malady You Share With Ancient Egyptian Scribes 69 male skeletons from an Egyptian necropolis reveal that hunching over to write caused just as much pain in ancient times.

Researchers have discovered evidence of earlier versions of two ancient Egyptian paintings located in tomb chapels in the Theban Necropolis, according to a new paper published in the journal PLoS ONE.

The excavation site, known as Tal al-Deir, is referred to as a necropolis, the term used for an elaborate cemetery of an ancient city. The cemetery was especially important during the 26th Dynasty ...

Ancient Egyptian burials reflect status and wealth The excavation and mission to explore the necropolis has been ongoing for years. In 2019, the ministry announced the discovery of seven gold ...

Ancient Egyptian burials reflect status and wealth The excavation and mission to explore the necropolis has been ongoing for years. In 2019, the ministry announced the discovery of seven gold ...

An ongoing excavation in Damietta, Egypt, has uncovered 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago, alongside a trove of gold artifacts, coins and pottery. The artifacts could provide further insight ...