Archaeologists horrified by vicious 'attack' on young mummy found in Ancient Egyptian tomb

Tutankhamun is perhaps the most famous of all the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs ... great pharaohs to be found, with British archaeologist Howard Carter discovering his tomb in 1922. Read More

Archaeologists in Egypt Uncover a 4,000-Year-Old Tomb With Rare Inscriptions

Mastabas are a type of ancient Egyptian tomb characterized by their rectangular ... from Egypt’s State Information Services, the newly discovered mastaba is part a larger Dahshur cemetery ... Read More

1,000-year-old weapon — the first of its kind — found sticking out of grave in Spain

Archaeologists found the sword sticking out of an ancient grave when they excavated a house in Valencia, Spain, in 1994. The weapon was dubbed ”Excalibur” after the mythical sword King Arthur pulled ... Read More

Inside the Ancient Egyptian prehistoric cemetery 'unlike any other'

Egypt's history spans millennia and is up there with one of the world's oldest civilisations ... archaeologist Renée Friedman and her team found several animal carcasses, their work explored ... Read More

Colorful paintings of daily life uncovered in 4,300-year-old Egyptian tomb

Colorful paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt have been discovered in a tomb dating back more than 4,300 years. The tomb, known as a mastaba, was found in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur ... Read More

Ancient tomb with rare inscriptions discovered in Egypt

a type of ancient Egyptian tomb, while excavating an ancient cemetery. The tomb dates back to the country’s Old Kingdom (c. 2700 BCE - c. 2200 BCE) more than 4,000 years ago. It contains ... Read More

Ancient musical instruments unearthed in China tomb — with someone’s name. See them

The body of the tomb, called M168, had been stolen, but left behind were 15 musical instruments made of bronze. Two different kinds of bells, Bo and Yong bells, were found buried in the tomb, all of ... Read More

4,300-year-old tomb of palace official found in Egypt. See its ‘wonderful’ decoration

The ancient grave was decorated with “wonderful inscriptions and scenes,” according to a news release from Egypt ... 400-year-old tomb — with well-preserved interior — found in China ... Read More

Ancient Brains Have Been Discovered, Weirdly Untouched by Time

Analyzing more than 4,000 brains across the world ... were found in a variety of locations and circumstances around the globe, including Iranian salt mines, Andean volcanoes, Egyptian tombs ... Read More

Colourful paintings of daily life uncovered in 4,300-year-old Egyptian tomb

Colourful paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt have been discovered in a tomb dating back more than ... City's Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Read More