Shabti, the ancient Egyptian funerary figurines that were supposed to work for the deceased in their afterlife, have revealed the identity of a pharaoh in an unnamed sarcophagus. Pharaoh Shoshenq III ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to act as servants for the deceased in the afterlife — that belonged to the pharaoh Shoshenq III inside a tomb of a different ...

Ancient Egyptian funerary paintings have long been admired for their formal and structured nature, but a recent study conducted by an international team of scientists revealed new insights into the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered several ancient Egyptian tombs, including one that is believed to be more than 4,000 years old. Researchers from a joint Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission ...

The ancient tomb was found buried in a cemetery in Assiut, Egypt around 240 miles south of Cairo Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/facebook The "extraordinary" tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian woman ...

In a recent archaeological breakthrough, tombs dating back 3,000 years were uncovered in Egypt, revealing contents that were not intended for pharaohs. This discovery offers a unique insight into the ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Egyptian burial chamber featuring two "intricately painted" wooden coffins, among other finds. A joint Egyptian–German mission discovered the tomb during an ...

A team of Italian and Egyptian archaeologists discovered the tombs along the west bank of the Nile. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 33 ancient ...

The "extraordinary" tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian woman has been found 4,000 years after her death. On Oct. 2, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, announced on Facebook that the tomb ...