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October 21, 2015

Is this the face of Tutankhamun?

A forthcoming BBC documentary aims to shed light on the life and death of King Tutankhamun, using state-of-the-art technology to perform a ‘virtual autopsy’ on his 3,000-year old remains.

October 21, 2015

Egyptian carving defaced by King Tut's possible father discovered

A newly discovered Egyptian carving, which dates back more than 3,300 years, bears the scars of a religious revolution that upended the ancient civilization.

October 21, 2015

Mummy murder mystery solved: Incan woman's head smashed

A mysterious mummy that languished in German collections for more than a century is that of an Incan woman killed by blunt-force trauma to the head, new research reveals.

October 21, 2015

4,600-year-old step pyramid uncovered in Egypt

Archaeologists working near the ancient settlement of Edfu, in southern Egypt, have uncovered a step pyramid that dates back about 4,600 years, predating the Great Pyramid of Giza by at least a few decades.

October 21, 2015

Ruins of bustling port unearthed at Egypt's Giza pyramids

The remains of a bustling port and barracks for sailors or military troops have been discovered near the Giza Pyramids.

October 21, 2015

3,000-year-old mummy restored with the help of Lego

A 3,000-year-old mummy case has been restored to its former glory thanks to the help of Lego building blocks.

October 21, 2015

New clues to King Solomon's mines found

New evidence that links the vast copper mines in southern tip of Israel to the reign of King Solomon has been discovered, archaeologists report.

October 21, 2015

8 rulers of ancient Egypt: Most precise timeline revealed

The most precise chronology of Early Egypt yet suggests the country formed much more quickly than previously thought.

October 21, 2015

Egypt's Islamic antiquities suffer from looting, political turmoil

Cairo, the Arab world's most populated city, is often referred to as an open-air museum of Islamic antiquities and the city of 1,000 minarets -- but its rich history and contributions to Islamic art has languished.

October 21, 2015

Even 4,000 year-old mummies had clogged arteries, study reveals

Researchers say that heart disease may be more a natural part of human aging rather than being directly tied to contemporary risk factors like smoking, eating fatty foods and not exercising.