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Egypt Restores Historic Synagogues

9 March 2010 - 3:29pm
Jewish sites are as much a part of Egypt's culture as Muslim mosques or Coptic churches, according to Egypt's Ministry of Culture.

Egyptian Queen Offered Bread, Jug of Beer at Funeral

5 March 2010 - 12:02pm
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 ...

Flashback: Images From the Week's News

5 March 2010 - 12:00pm
Take a closer look at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show.

Da Vinci's Huge Horse Statue Proven Feasible

4 March 2010 - 5:25am
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.

Ancient Egyptian Queen's Burial Chamber Discovered

3 March 2010 - 12:32pm
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 ...

Ostrich Eggs Used in Stone Age Communication

2 March 2010 - 12:29pm
Long before social networks, text messages, phone calls or even the postal system, hunter-gatherers would communicate using eggshells.

Colossal Head Statue of King Tut's Grandfather Dug Out in Luxor

1 March 2010 - 10:47am
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 ...

Prince's Palace Found in Volcanic Crater

26 February 2010 - 2:25pm
The residence of Sextus Tarquinius, the prince who sparked the revolt that led to the foundation of the Roman Republic, may have been found.

Flashback: Images From the Week's News

26 February 2010 - 12:00pm
Take a look back at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show.

Pompeii to Offer Live Excavation Experience

25 February 2010 - 3:12pm
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 ...

King Tut’s Many Curses

22 February 2010 - 1:52pm
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 ...

Jerusalem City Wall Possibly Built by Solomon Discovered

22 February 2010 - 12:20pm
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. to Return 3,000-Year-Old Pharaonic Sarcophagus to Egypt

22 February 2010 - 12:18pm
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 ...

King Tut Secrets Revealed

19 February 2010 - 10:10am
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.

Controversy Arises Over King Tut Findings

18 February 2010 - 3:05pm
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 ...

Interview: DNA Tests Reveal Mysteries of King Tut

16 February 2010 - 3:21pm
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 ...

The Tut Puzzle

16 February 2010 - 2:42pm
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 ...

Decoding King Tut's DNA : Big Pics

16 February 2010 - 1:40pm
Take a closer look at the unprecedented investigation into the genetic history of King Tut.

Ancient Wine Press Discovered in Israel

16 February 2010 - 10:50am
Archaeologists have uncovered a wine press that was exceptionally large and advanced for its time.

King Tut Felled by Malaria, Bone Disease

16 February 2010 - 7:26am
Tests also reveal the boy king was afflicted by many diseases and may have walked with a cane.