CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. From Ancient Egyptian mega-tombs to a pyramid with an unexpected occupant, here are 10 ancient burial practices that have raised questions. Watch ...
The 4,000-year-old handprint was discovered on the underside of a ‘soul house’—a structure shaped like a building with an ...
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When Egyptian archaeologists opened three 4,000-year-old rock-cut tombs, they found rare artifacts untouched by looters.
In the golden heat of Aswan’s cliffs, a small cloud of dust rose as archaeologists pried open a sealed rock-cut doorway. For ...
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Egyptian burial chamber featuring two "intricately painted" wooden coffins, among other finds. A joint Egyptian–German mission discovered the tomb during an ...
More than a decade ago, archaeologists began to excavate one of the world’s oldest Christian churches in the middle of a forbidding Egyptian desert. Delayed by war, political unrest and a global ...
Archaeologists have uncovered dozens of ancient Egyptian tombs and numerous artifacts, including a remarkable set of objects made from gold foil. An Egyptian archaeological mission coordinated by the ...
CAIRO — Ancient Egyptian mummies don’t smell the way most people might expect. Instead of the musty odor often associated with old tombs and artifacts, many mummies give off surprisingly pleasant ...
Scholar Roger Luckhurt’s richly illustrated book chronicles the ways we memorialize the dead across the world, tracing burial ...
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