Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has ...

In County Meath in eastern Ireland sits the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne. The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs ...

The early results from a long-awaited excavation of the quarry beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are nothing short of ...

Tutankhamun ruled ancient Egypt shortly after a period of religious instability, and objects from his tomb suggest he took ...

A newly uncovered ancient Egyptian tomb is shedding light on royalty that once ruled the region over 3,600 years ago.

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city ...

Researchers discovered a royal tomb that is over 3,600 years old in Abydos, Egypt. The entryway of the tomb was decorated with inscriptions dedicated to Isis and Nephthys, goddesses of the afterlife.

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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king who ruled the region during a tumultuous time 3,600 years ago. The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in ...

Archaeologists discovered the tomb of an unknown pharaoh from a tumultuous, war-ridden era of ancient Egypt. Now they're ...