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5 discoveries that upended what we know about Egyptian mummification
3-4-2023 |
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Biomedical Egyptologist Jenefer Metcalfe takes a look at how our understanding of mummification has changed over the years.
Archaeologists discover ancient Egyptian mummy wrapped in gold
2-7-2023 | 6
The find, which dates back to 2,300 B.C., was made at the site of the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo.
Have we been wrong about mummification all along ?
1-3-2023 | 2
Some experts now believe that Egyptian mummification may have had nothing to do with preserving bodies.
Scientists recreate the face of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II
12-28-2022 | 6
The impressively life-like image was put together by a computer based on 3D scans of the pharaoh's skull.
What science has told us about the mummy of Egypt's King Tutankhamun
11-9-2022 | 1
His tomb's discovery was one of the most significant in all of Egyptology, but what do we actually know about King Tut ?
4,800ft 'miracle' tunnel found in Egypt could lead to Cleopatra's tomb
11-8-2022 | 3
Archaeologists have unearthed one of the most important discoveries of recent years - a huge tunnel beneath a temple in Egypt.
Archaeologists discover 2,600-year-old cheese in Egypt
9-29-2022 | 5
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of some of the oldest cheese ever found.
Zahi Hawass claims that he has found the tomb of Queen Nefertiti
9-21-2022 | 9
The famed Egyptologist maintains that he has solved the millennia-old mystery of Nefertiti's whereabouts.
Hoard of gold and silver coins found behind Egyptian temple
9-18-2022 | 1
Egyptian archaeologists have announced the discovery of a significant amount of treasure in the city of Esna.
Egypt's pyramid builders utilized annual floods, study claims
8-31-2022 | 1
Recent research has cast new light on how the ancient Egyptians might have constructed the pyramids of Giza.
King Tut's dagger may have come from outside Egypt
VIDEO 2-22-2022 | 3
A 4,300-year-old dagger found in the boy king's tomb may have originated from a different country entirely.
Scientists reconstruct the face of a female mummy
VIDEO 1-27-2022 | 4
Thanks to modern facial reconstruction techniques, it is possible to look upon the face of a woman who died 2,600 years ago.
Scientists digitally 'unwrap' Egypt's Amenhotep I
12-29-2021 | 1
The secrets of a 3,500-year-old mummy have been revealed for the first time thanks to modern imaging technology.
Egyptian mummies with gold 'tongues' unearthed
12-11-2021 | 0
Archaeologists have discovered a trio of mummies with what appear to be 'tongues' made of gold foil.
'Major find' as long lost Egyptian sun temple unearthed
11-14-2021 | 4
Archaeologists believe that they have discovered the location of one of the six Egyptian sun temples.
Controversy surrounds claim that a second Sphinx has been found
11-5-2021 | 11
The claim, which has been heavily refuted, comes courtesy of a prominent Egyptian tourism official.
Mammoths still roamed the Earth when Egypt's pyramids were being built
10-30-2021 | 5
A new study has shown that some Ice Age mammals survived much longer than previously thought.
Four-legged, land-walking whale discovered
9-2-2021 | 6
The fossil remains of a particularly unusual species of prehistoric whale have been unearthed in Egypt.
250 ancient rock-cut tombs unearthed in Egypt
5-25-2021 | 1
Archaeologists discovered the tombs at the Al-Hamidiyah cemetery in the desert 240 miles southeast of Cairo.
Egypt's lost 'Golden City' unearthed at Luxor
VIDEO 4-11-2021 | 60
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a 3000-year-old city situated beneath the ancient capital.
