Two Wooden Figures and Possible Medical Tools Found in Saqqara Tomb
An Old Kingdom tomb near King Merenre’s pyramid has revealed unusual objects that archaeologists cannot yet fully explain. The discoveries, including two wooden figures and…
Ancient Egypt
A Stone Found Outside a Home in Egypt Leads to Discovery of Colossal Ramesses II Statues
A stone unearthed outside a dwelling in Egypt prompted archaeologists to uncover two massive royal statues, one of which honors Pharaoh Ramesses II and may…
Why Did So Many People Die Around Egypt’s First Kings?
More than 5,000 years ago, hundreds of people were buried beside some of Egypt’s earliest kings at Abydos. Archaeologists have argued for more than a…
Ceremonial Horse Burial Discovered Inside a 3,200-Year-Old Egyptian Fortress
A carefully buried horse, grain still resting inside storage vessels and ovens once used to feed a military community have emerged from an ancient Egyptian…
4,300-Year-Old Saqqara Tomb Preserves the Careers of a Father and Son
A 4,300-year-old Saqqara tomb has brought the careers of two Egyptian officials back into view. One managed agricultural records and offerings; the other rose to…
The Ancient Egyptian Shipwreck That Showed Herodotus Got a 2,500-Year-Old Detail Right
For centuries, one of Herodotus’ most detailed passages about ancient Egypt presented historians with a problem. The Greek writer described an unusual Nile cargo boat…
Old Kingdom Tomb of High-Ranking Royal Official Found at Saqqara Reveals a Necropolis Reused Across Eras
Archaeologists at Saqqara have uncovered the Old Kingdom tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian official named Sekhentiu-Ptah, together with part of his funerary chapel, an inscribed…
Ramesses II Inscription Offers New Clue to Egypt’s Lost City of Mesen
A massive sandstone lintel inscribed with the name of a long-lost ancient Egyptian city has emerged from excavations at Tell Abu Saifi, offering archaeologists one…
More Than 5,500-Year-Old Graves and a Hyksos-Era Settlement Unearthed in Egypt’s Nile Delta
Archaeologists excavating a site in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta have uncovered evidence of communities that lived and buried their dead there across more than five…