About 2,000 years later, Martínez recruited the help of a very well-known name in regards to underwater discoveries– Dr.

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On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, using the Rosetta stone. This ushered in a new craze for Egyptology and ...

The expansive ruins of Karnak Temple provide an unprecedented window into ancient Egypt. After decades of archaeological ...

In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

With the world already watching Egypt, hoping that the soul ship of Cheops (TIME, June 7) would prove to be laden with fascinating cargo, a second discovery came to light. Dr. Mohammed Zakaria Ghoneim ...

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LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...

Researchers documented the first spotted hyena in Egypt for 5,000 years after it was hit with a pickup truck for killing goats. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...