Ancient Egypt

This is a chance to witness a piece of ancient purr-fection.

New evidence supports controversial claims made by Egypt’s tourism minister.

Here’s a good pub quiz question: what was the world’s first comic?

The ancient Babylonians were the first to use sophisticated geometry – a staggering 1,400 years before it was previously thought to have been developed.

Will science follow where intuition leads?

Archaeologists in Cyprus have unearthed a 1,500-year-old amulet in the ancient city of Nea Paphos in Cyprus, which contains a curious palindrome inscription—a text that reads the same both backwards and forwards—as well as several images believed to represent the Egyptian god Osiris, god of silence, Harpocrates, and a dog-headed mythical being.

It was not too long ago that mummies were used in unconventional ways—as drugs, as entertainment, and perhaps even as fuel.

A tomb dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god of death, Osiris, has been found in the Valley of Nobles (also known as the Tombs of Nobles) in Luxor. The archaeological Min Project announced the find on Thursday, in conjunction with the Ministry of State for Antiquities.

The pyramids and other advanced artifacts from ancient Egypt continue to awe archaeologists and archaeology enthusiasts, but is it possible the ancient Egyptians had aviation?

The boy king, researchers claimed, died after being struck by a speeding chariot. However, a new ‘virtual autopsy’ of the world-famous pharaoh has revealed that serious genetic physical impairments would have made riding a chariot impossible.

Scientists have put three unusually motionless patients through the CT scanner: Egyptian mummies.