Science News in Egypt

Could Tutankhamun's tomb hold clues to a mysterious Egyptian queen?

Signs of hidden chambers in the walls of the famous boy king's tomb have raised hopes among researchers of finding hints of Nefertiti's burial place—Tutankhamun's stepmother and...

Scientists Identify a New Crocodile Genus From the Rocks That Gave Us the Sphinx

A newly discovered 45 million-year-old fossilized crocodile skull has been classified by paleontologists as a whole new kind of crocodile genus that has been appropriately named...

Egypt’s First Pharaohs May Have Taken Their Entire Court to the Grave

New analysis of 5,000-year-old skulls reveals how royal retainers may have met their grisly end.

Mystery man-made mounds in the Deep South are older than the Great Pyramid... and leave experts baffled over their creation

Nearly a dozen mysterious man-made mounds rise from the landscape of the Deep South, built long before Egypt's Great Pyramid.

Ancient Egyptians May Have Sacrificed Royal Servants After Kings’ Deaths, New Forensic Study Finds

2,000-Year-Old Ring Engraved with a Lost Wonder of the Ancient World Unearthed from Underwater Resting Place

The bronze seal ring was discovered among the submerged ruins of ancient Alexandria — and officials say its tiny carving is the first of its kind ever found

In 2,500 B.C.E., Work on Egypt’s Great Sphinx Began. Now, the Same Rock Used in Construction Has Revealed a New Crocodile Species

The ancient reptile has just two living relatives, both of which are endangered

Scientists Make Jaw-Dropping Discovery in Rock Used to Build Sphinx

Cris Bouroncle / AFP-Getty Images Scientists analyzing an ancient fossil embedded in the same limestone used to build the Sphinx of Giza have made a staggering discovery. The in...

Scientists Make Jaw-Dropping Discovery in Rock Used to Build Sphinx

Cris Bouroncle / AFP-Getty Images Scientists analyzing an ancient fossil embedded in the same limestone used to build the Sphinx of Giza have made a staggering discovery. The in...

The Sphinx's secret: Egyptian monument was built from rocks filled with the hidden fossils of ancient crocodiles, scientists discover

The Sphinx is one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic monuments, and now scientists have found that it could be hiding a very unusual secret.

‘Visceral display of the ruler’s power:’ Bludgeoned skulls suggest royal servants were sacrificed to serve Pharaoh in afterlife

Researchers discovered many sacrificial skulls bore signs of blunt force trauma, likely causing "rapid unconsciousness, internal bleeding and death."

The dark secret of Egypt's ancient kings: 5,000-year-old skulls suggest royal servants were bludgeoned to death so they could follow their ruler into the afterlife

Archaeologists examining the remains of people buried around royal tombs have discovered many had suffered devastating blows to the head.

New forensic evidence supports Egyptian "retainer sacrifice"

Fresh analysis of First Dynasty mass burials finds signs of fatal blunt force trauma on 39 percent of skulls

Ancient Egyptian 'gateway to the underworld' discovered inside remarkable Roman pyramid tomb

An extraordinary Roman-era pyramid tomb containing an ancient Egyptian 'gateway to the underworld' has been uncovered in a remote desert oasis.

1,700-Year-Old Tomb Found Near Ancient City in Egypt with an Ancient Greek Poem and Protective Hieroglyphics

Additionally, archaeologists discovered a coin with the image of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great

Scientists Discover 66 Million-Year-Old Prehistoric Shark ‘Graveyard’ in the Egyptian Desert

A team of researchers found 14 teeth of different shapes in the country’s Abu-Tartur Plateau, indicating that the region was once a nutrient-rich tropical sea

An 80-Year-Old Grainy Photo Could Solve the Mystery of an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh

Researchers turned a blurry seal impression into vectors—and realized that the king was actually a queen.

Egyptologists uncover 4,000-year-old tomb of the 'keeper of the king's secrets' - with a mysterious 'portal to the afterlife'

Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old tomb packed with treasures that belonged to one of ancient Egypt's most powerful officials.

3,000-Year-Old Horse Skeleton, Among Other Relics Discovered in Excavated Ancient Egyptian Fortress

“Together, these discoveries present a more comprehensive picture of a community that lived within the fortress...,” said the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Tutankhamun’s Tomb May Be Hiding the Long-Lost Resting Place of Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, Researchers Believe

If Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities approve plans to explore the site of the Boy King’s tomb, careful drilling could begin as soon as November