Egypt, 1935. Archaeologists excavating a tomb in the necropolis of Thebes make an unsettling discovery: the mummified remains of an elderly woman, her mouth locked open in a frightful rictus, as if ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Egypt ...

CAIRO, Egypt - A tooth found in a relic box led archaeologists to identify a long-overlooked mummy as that of Egypt's most powerful female pharoah - possibly the most significant find since King ...

SAQQARA – A superbly maintained 2,300-year-old mummy bearing a golden mask and covered in brightly colored images of gods and goddesses was unveiled Tuesday at Egypt's Saqqara Pyramids (search) ...

Christina Riggs explores obsessions with ancient Egypt through the centuries in her book Egypt: Lost Civilizations, published by Reaktion on July 1 2017. She has received funding from the British ...

International newspapers several years ago reported the discovery of Queen Nefertiti’s mummy, citing an English researcher more interested in fame than science. Naturally, I opposed the publication of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In one of the largest tombs ever found in Luxor, Egypt, archaeologists have discovered a ...

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