The interior walls of the tomb of ancient Egyptian doctor in Saqqara. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A team of French and Swiss archaeologists has discovered the ancient tomb of a royal ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

Archaeologists have discovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs that were hiding beneath a stone well for more than 4,000 years. Working at a site outside of Cairo, they uncovered four ancient ...

Ancient Egyptians are known to have attempted to treat brain cancer, diagnose diabetes, use crocodile dung for contraception, and may have been aware that some sitting positions could lead to bone ...

Ancient Egyptians often buried a collection of items, known as “foundation deposits,” before they began to build important new structures. The team discovered a hoard of 337 coins ...

Ancient Egyptian baboon mummies show signs of captivity, with evidence of poor nutrition and inadequate sunlight. (Overview of some skulls available for study.) Credit: Bea De Cupere, CC-BY 4.0 ...

The excavations, conducted on the eastern slope of Saqqara, south of Cairo, revealed ancient tombs, mastabas (a rectangular superstructure of ancient Egyptian tombs) and various precious artifacts.

This is a tool that the Ancient Egyptians used. See the way it's a bit broken? Well, that's because it's very old. We call this kind of object an artefact. An artefact gives us a little window ...

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an ancient Egyptian wizard-doctor who treated pharaohs 4,000 years ago. The well-preserved burial site belonged to Teti Neb Fu, who served during the reign ...

How did the Ancient Egyptian Civilisation begin? What did the ancient Egyptians believe? Key Vocabulary Quiz: Ancient Egypt Play: History Explorer Oh! I’ve lost my pen. Ancient Egyptian ...

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Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt ... could link the tomb’s owners to the Egyptian military. Inside pieces of Queen ...