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January 8, 2020

NASA's alien planet hunter shows Egyptian pyramids may align with ancient north star, researcher says

Researchers using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have discovered that an ancient star undergoes eclipses, which may have guided the ancient Egyptians when they were building the pyramids.

January 2, 2020

4,000-year-old guide to Egyptian underworld could be oldest illustrated 'book'

Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old copy of a guidebook that provided ancient Egyptians with two pathways to a glorious afterlife.

December 19, 2019

Ancient Egyptian woman believed to be world's first female doctor did not exist, study says

Long thought to be the world's first female doctor, Merit Ptah was believed to have lived in ancient Egypt nearly 5,000 years ago. A new study, however, suggests she never actually existed.

December 10, 2019

Mysterious ancient Egyptian 'head cones' discovered

Researchers have revealed details of mysterious cone-shaped headgear discovered at the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna.

December 2, 2019

Infrared images reveal hidden tattoos on Egyptian female mummies

Thanks to high-tech photography, researchers can now see previously hidden tattoos on ancient Egyptian mummies.

November 26, 2019

Long-hidden 3D scan of Ancient Egyptian Nefertiti bust finally revealed

When a German museum scanned a remarkable ancient Egyptian sculpture of the queen Nefertiti the digital files were guarded almost as closely as the iconic artifact itself. 

November 23, 2019

Cache of mummified cats, lions recently discovered on display at Egyptian pyramid site

A cache of recently discovered mummified cats, cobras, crocodiles, and birds was put on display in Egypt on Saturday as more details were revealed.

November 19, 2019

Mystery of Tutankhamun’s death ‘solved’ as academic claims infection after leg fracture killed boy king

A leading Egyptian archaeologist has claimed he is close to solving the mystery surrounding the death of King Tutankhamun.

November 15, 2019

A lion mummy may have been discovered at famed pyramid site

Archaeologists in Egypt have found a large animal mummy that may contain the remains of a lion or lioness.

November 5, 2019

Inside Ancient Egyptian cat mummy, archaeologists find remains of 3 cats

Scans of an ancient cat mummy revealed that the 2,500-year-old feline supposedly resting within the wrappings wasn't a single animal. Instead, the mummy held the partial remains of three cats, according to new findings.