The cache of embalming materials unearthed in Abu Sir The archaeological mission of the Czech Institute of Egyptology discovered a cache of mummification materials during archaeological excavations inside a group of burial wells dating back to the 26th Dynasty and located in the western part of the Abu Sir cemetery. Secretary-General of the Supreme Council … Continue reading The cache of embalming materials unearthed in Abu Sir →

Hieroglyphic Texts Discovered on Coffins Believed to Contain Mummies of Birds and Guts Three burial shafts believed to contain mummified birds were discovered near Cairo. The coffins, which are covered in ancient hieroglyphic texts, were found in the Abusir necropolis, a large cemetery. The discovery was made after authorities received reports of illegal excavations in … Continue reading Hieroglyphic Texts Discovered on Coffins Believed to Contain Mummies of Birds and Guts →

Archaeologists Identify Mummified Legs as Queen Nefertari’s A team of international archaeologists believe a pair of mummified legs on display in an Italian museum may belong to Egyptian Queen Nefertari — the favourite wife of the pharaoh Ramses II. The team, which included Dr Stephen Buckley and Professor Joann Fletcher from the University of York’s … Continue reading Archaeologists Identify Mummified Legs as Queen Nefertari’s →

Egypt Archaeologists Discover 18,000 Notes Describing Lives of Ancient Civilisation Archaeologists from the Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Tübingen and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have unearthed a collection of more than 18,000 ostraca (inscribed pottery fragments) in the ancient Egyptian town of Athribis, near to the modern … Continue reading Egypt Archaeologists Discover 18,000 Notes Describing Lives of Ancient Civilisation →

Autopsy Unmasks King Tut’s True Face, and It Isn’t Pretty King Tutankhamun was a hobbled, weak teenager with a cleft palate and club foot. And he probably has his parents to blame. The mother and father of the legendary boy pharaoh were actually brother and sister. The startling discovery was revealed today by a team … Continue reading Autopsy Unmasks King Tut’s True Face, and It Isn’t Pretty →

Ancient Egyptian bird mummy turns out to be human A group of UK-based researchers discovered the remains of a stillborn human fetus with an unusual condition in a 2,100-year-old Egyptian mummy long thought to be that of a hawk. The mummy of an ancient bird was found at the Maidstone Museum in the United Kingdom. … Continue reading Ancient Egyptian bird mummy turns out to be human →

Fossils that “clearly foreshadow” modern humans are 30,000 years older than we thought The Omo I and Herto fossils, found in East Africa, are the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils yet discovered in the region — but a new study shows they are tens of thousands of years older than we thought. Older studies had dated the … Continue reading Fossils that “clearly foreshadow” modern humans are 30,000 years older than we thought →

An Archaeologist Found The Ancient Tomb of The God Osiris?! – Right Under The Sphinx Every culture has its legends and its myths. Most of us are familiar with the legend of King Arthur, the greatest king in British legends, and his queen Guinevere. Likewise, the mythology surrounding Osiris is one of the most prominent … Continue reading An Archaeologist Found The Ancient Tomb of The God Osiris?! – Right Under The Sphinx →

Ancient Egypt archaeologists find 30 mummies in a fire-scorched sacrificial chamber Hidden within a fire-scorched structure near the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt, archaeologists discovered the entrance to a 2,000-year-old family tomb. Inside, they found 30 mummies of various ages, including several arthritis-ridden elderly people, as well as children and a newborn. Though the archaeologists … Continue reading Ancient Egypt archaeologists find 30 mummies in a fire-scorched sacrificial chamber →