In fact, it was such a significant civilization that people who study ancient Egyptian history have a special ... famous discovery of his extravagant tomb than for anything he did.

In December and January, a team of American and Egyptian archaeologists excavated the roughly 3,600-year-old tomb near the Abydos archaeological site, on the edge of the desert west of the Nile ...

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The ancient Egyptians built massive public monuments to their pharaohs. But they also spent time and treasure creating hidden underground mausoleums. The most famed collection of such elaborate ...

He moved the Egyptian capital back to Thebes. Tutankhamun reigned for roughly 10 years. He died around the age of 18, possibly from malaria, and was buried in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of a yet unknown Egyptian pharaoh who ruled 3,600 years ago during a time of political instability in the region. The royal tomb was found at a depth of ...

American and Egyptian archaeologists worked together on the Anubis necropolis to uncover the tomb. Photo: Josef Wegner for the Penn Museum It's difficult to imagine how long the Ancient Egyptian ...

Part of the 3,600-year-old tomb of the unknown Egyptian king. | Credit: Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an ...