Pyramids
Over 30 mummified cats, ancient Egyptian tombs, coffins discovered at Luxor necropolis site
According to preliminary studies, four of the coffins date to the 18th Dynasty, including one bearing the name of Merit, believed to be a chantress of Amun.
“Too precise to be accidental": Tehran researcher claims Great Pyramid was a 'cosmic beacon'
Great Pyramid of Giza was built over course of 20 years, using multiple ramps, new study claims
'New chapter in the history of the pharaohs': Zahi Hawass teases 2026 Great Pyramid reveal
How did ancient Egyptians build the pyramids if ancient Israelites didn't?
A team of Egyptian and French researchers has found evidence of a tributary of the Nile called the Khufu branch that dried up centuries ago but used to connect the desert and to the Giza plateau.
The Mayans may have turned dead important people into balls for games
A crypt found in a Mayan pyramid contained 400 vessels filled with human ash mixed with rubber and roots.
Tourists offered glimpse of rural life near Egypt's pyramids
The scheme takes visitors to a verdant strip of farmland thick with palm trees that runs south of the Giza pyramids, between the lesser known pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur and the western bank of the Nile.
A look into the museum housing royal Egyptian mummies - watch
The Egyptian Museum of National Civilization was originally founded to document the history of civilisation including the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, and the Coptic Age.
Record floods threaten pyramid sites in Sudan
At Nuri, about 350 km north of Khartoum, tombs buried 7-10 meters underneath pyramids had been affected by a rise in groundwater, Nour said.
Rare cache of mummified animals unveiled in Cairo exhibit
The finding was announced on Saturday at the Bastet Temple, named after the lion-headed goddess – a place dedicated mainly to the worship of cats among the ancient populous.
