The newly-found ancient Egyptian settlement at the site could date back as far as the 18th Dynasty (c. 1550–1292 BC), as indicated by surviving artefacts. For example, an amphora – a ...

Child: Oh, wow! Abdul: After the birth of Jesus, most people became Christian, and forgot the ancient Egyptian religion that inspired the old temples and statues. Then, 600 years later ...

What happened to the ancient Egyptians? The ancient Egyptian civilisation thrived for over three thousand years, but what happened to that once mighty empire and its people? What was life like for ...

Ancient Egyptian mythology held that Abydos served as the burial place for Osiris, god of the underworld. Many of history’s earliest pharaohs also chose to be interred there inside a sprawling ...

Egyptian officials announced on Tuesday that an ancient tomb has been discovered, marking the first Egyptian royal tomb uncovered in over 100 years, the country's Ministry of Tourism and ...

Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city Abydos The pharaoh's name was obliterated by ancient tomb robbers March 27 (Reuters ...

A joint Egyptian-American archaeological team made the discovery in the Mount Anubis necropolis in Abydos, a major city in ancient Upper Egypt, according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry ...

Ancient Egypt controlled parts of Sudan at times and Tombos was established as an Egyptian colony. Tombos is located at the third cataract of the Nile River in Sudan. In ancient times, this area ...

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king, discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian archeologists, is seen in Abydos ...

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Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in ...