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Ancient Egypt (Page 2)

Latest in Ancient Egypt

Pyramids in Giza
Archaeology

Bubonic plague discovered in ancient Egyptian mummy DNA

By Andrew Paul

Various images of Bes mugs
Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian ritual potion included hallucinogens and bodily fluids

By Andrew Paul

Side by side of mummy entering CT scanner with two images of a mummy's skull scan
Archaeology

3D scans reveal secrets of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy’s coffin

By Andrew Paul

a long bronze sword
Archaeology

Egyptologists find ancient sword possibly wielded against the mysterious ‘Sea Peoples’

By Laura Baisas

Various artifacts recovered from Temple of Buto
Archaeology

Egyptologists uncover 2,500 year-old observatory full of precise tools

By Andrew Paul

Pyramid of Djoser with camel
Archaeology

Egypt’s oldest pyramid may have been built using a hydraulic lift

By Andrew Paul

Close up of Screaming Woman mummy's face
Archaeology

‘Screaming woman’ may solve a 3,500-year-old mummy mystery

By Andrew Paul

five statues depicting the high dignitary Nefer and his wife (Abusir, Egypt).
Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered bone damage from working long hours in hunched positions

By Laura Baisas

a human skull on a dark background with E270 printed on it
Cancer

4,000 year-old Egyptian skulls show attempts at brain surgery to treat cancer

By Laura Baisas

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