October 20, 2015 Cleopatra murder-mystery solved? A Viennese archaeologist lecturing in North Carolina this week claims to have identified the bones of Cleopatra's murdered sister or half-sister.
October 20, 2015 Ancient priest's tomb painting discovered near Great Pyramid at Giza A wall painting, dating back over 4,300 years, has been discovered in a tomb located just east of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
October 20, 2015 Ancient Egyptian woman with 70 hair extensions discovered More than 3,300 years ago, in a newly built city in Egypt, a woman with an incredibly elaborate hairstyle of lengthy hair extensions was laid to rest.
October 20, 2015 Tomb dating back to 1100 B.C. found in Egypt Archeologists have found a tomb dating back to around 1100 B.C. south of Cairo, Egypt's Antiquities Ministry said Thursday.
October 20, 2015 Ancient carving shows Roman emperor dressed as pharaoh An ancient stone carving on the walls of an Egyptian temple depicts the Roman emperor Claudius dressed as an Egyptian pharaoh, wearing an elaborate crown, a team of researchers has discovered.
October 20, 2015 Pharaoh's sphinx paws found in Israel Archaeologists digging in Israel say they have made an unexpected find: the feet of an Egyptian sphinx linked to a pyramid-building pharaoh.
October 20, 2015 3,300-year-old Egyptian cemetery revealed While an Egyptian pharaoh built majestic temples filled with sparkling treasures, the lower classes performed backbreaking work on meager diets, new evidence suggests.
September 29, 2015 Company for King Tut? Scientists suspect secret rooms More chambers in famous pharaoh's tomb?
February 5, 2015 Egypt’s precious ancient artifacts victims of turmoil The 111-year-old Egyptian Museum, a treasure trove of pharaonic antiquities, has long been one of the centerpieces of tourism to Egypt. But the constant instability since the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak has dried up tourism to the country, slashing a key source of revenue. Moreover, political backbiting and attempts to stop corruption have had a knock-on effect of bringing a de facto ban on sending antiquities on tours to museums abroad, cutting off what was once a major source of funding for the museum.
February 5, 2015 Mummy care (feeding, not so much) A 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy has come out of his coffin in Boston to undergo cleaning and restoration at Massachusetts General Hospital..