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The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers ...

How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn Museum. A detail of the gilded Book of the Dead of Ankhmerwer, a funerary ...

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Original photograph of the artefact published in 1927 by Guy Brunton (left) and the actual artefact, photo by Martin Odler Guy Brunton/Martin Odler Production of this article included the use of AI.

1927 photograph of drill (left); recent photographs of artifact (right) BADARI, EGYPT—According to a statement released by Newcastle University, archaeologists have identified the earliest known metal ...

A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested. Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, ...

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An Egyptian archaeologist believes he's narrowing in on the tomb of Queen Nefertiti, the legendary queen whose burial site has eluded historians for generations. Zahi Hawass is the subject of a new ...

High in Egypt’s Nile Delta lie the ruins of Bubastis, the ancient city devoted to Bastet, once described by classical writers as a powerful center of female worship and devotion. This full documentary ...

Occurred on December 21, 2025 / Stonehenge, England Info from Licensor: "This summer I explored ancient Egypt and the pyramids. That’s why I went to my first Winter Solstice at Stonehenge! I was ...