A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines have been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the Nile Delta, a rare find that has also solved a long-running mystery.
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 uncovered a 3,600-year-old royal tomb at Abydos that may belong to a forgotten pharaoh from a debated Egyptian dynasty.
Egypt finds the lost tomb of Thutmose II near Luxor, and one royal detail reveals why archaeologists are fascinated.
Archaeologists came across an astonishing yet perplexing discovery while excavating the site of the historic tomb area in the ...
Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass believes he's closing in on Queen Nefertiti's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, calling it ...
The funerary figurines discovered inside a tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis - Copyright MFFT - EPHE/PSL/AFP Simone NANNUCCI The funerary figurines ...