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Jewish sites are as much a part of Egypt's culture as Muslim mosques or Coptic churches, according to Egypt's Ministry of Culture.

Click on image to zoom in. Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) One loaf of bread and one jug of beer: that's what Egypt's Queen Behenu was offered during her funeral, according to a translation of hieroglyphics engraved on white stone ...

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Virtual simulations demonstrate that Leonardo da Vinci's calculations were totally on mark in his plan to build the masterpiece that never came to be.

French archaeologists working at Saqqara have unearthed the burial chamber of a 4,000-year-old queen, Dr. Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), announced today. Badly destroyed, the 33-by 16-foot burial chamber belonged to Queen Behenu, wife ...

Long before social networks, text messages, phone calls or even the postal system, hunter-gatherers would communicate using eggshells.

The colossal head, after its excavation. Courtesy: Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) A colossal head statue of King Tut's grandfather has been dug out in Luxor, Farouk Hosni, Egypt's Culture Minister, said Sunday. Smoothly polished and perfectly preserved, the ...

The residence of Sextus Tarquinius, the prince who sparked the revolt that led to the foundation of the Roman Republic, may have been found.

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Visitors to Pompeii will be able to experience a live dig next month in the ancient Roman town that was buried in Mount Vesuvius' catastrophic eruption in 79 A.D. The site of the open-door excavation is the so-called House of ...

New research shows that Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun had a rough life: he suffered from malaria and deformed feet, two of his children were stillborn, and he died at the age of 19. Scientific analysis suggests that despite his status ...

An ancient street was uncovered in Jerusalem earlier this month, revealing what commercial life was like in the Old City 1,500 years ago, and now archaeologists have hit a wall. In a very good way. A section of Jerusalem's city ...

U.S. authorities will return a beautifully painted 3,000-year-old coffin to Egypt, Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni said on Monday. Decorated with colorful religious scenes, the ornamented coffin contains the remains of a man called Imesy. Zahi Hawass, the secretary general ...

Follow our continuing coverage of one of the most mysterious figures in history, the boy pharaoh King Tut, including his DNA test results, his tomb reconstruction and other family secrets.

Dr. Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, unveiled new evidence for King Tut's lineage and cause of death at a packed press conference on Wednesday. Hawass confirmed the principal conclusions made in a paper published in ...

Modern tools of molecular genetics and X-ray analysis have shed new light on the legendary Egyptian "boy king" Tutankhamun, commonly known as King Tut. To learn more, listen to Discovery News’ interview with study team member Carsten Pusch, a geneticist ...

Revealed in DNA study: King Tut's family tree King Tut, the best-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt, has been puzzling scientists ever since his mummy- and treasure-packed tomb were discovered in 1922 the Valley of the Kings by British archaeologist Howard ...

Take a closer look at the unprecedented investigation into the genetic history of King Tut.

Archaeologists have uncovered a wine press that was exceptionally large and advanced for its time.

Tests also reveal the boy king was afflicted by many diseases and may have walked with a cane.