Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

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Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...

Archaeologists have discovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs that were hiding beneath a stone well for more than 4,000 years. Working at a site outside of Cairo, they uncovered four ancient ...

Though grave robbers had plundered the tomb, researchers were able to study the paintings and hieroglyphics that adorned the site’s walls, according to Live Science. Depictions of containers ...

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a former head of Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities who is leading the excavation team, told Live Science in an email. The mortuary temple was known as Djeser Djeseru in ancient times, and the adze ...

“Evidence for ancient Egyptian ‘dentists’ is exceedingly scarce,” as Roger Forshaw, an Egyptologist at the University of ...

Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic ...

Archaeologists researching ancient tombs in Egypt are warning of a potential epidemic threat. Pathogens responsible for infectious diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy may survive in these tombs.

Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the ...