Ancient Egypt

Art

A digital exhibition in London is bringing Tutankhamun's tomb to life

Held at London’s ExCeL Centre, a new digital art exhibition is bringing the legendary pharaoh’s tomb and treasures to life using VR and 360-degree technology.

28/03/2025

Culture news

Experts clash over claims of underground city beneath Egypt pyramids

A heated debate has erupted among Egyptologists after researchers claimed to have found an “underground city” beneath the Pyramids of Giza. Is the discovery, based on radar images, groundbreaking or exaggerated?

26/03/2025

Culture news

Archaeologists in Egypt may have found pharaoh's second tomb

A British archaeologist believes his team may have uncovered a second tomb belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh, Thutmose II, just days after discovering the first.

24/02/2025

Culture news

Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb discovered for first time since Tutankhamun

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II in Egypt, marking the first pharaonic burial site found since Tutankhamun in 1922.

20/02/2025

Culture news

Study reveals that ancient Egyptian mummies smell ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’

A new study has uncovered the "woody," "spicy," and "sweet" scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, shedding light on the mummification process and its evolution over time.

18/02/2025

Nature

Egyptian god or alien species? Italy battling 10,000 predatory birds

Once venerated in ancient Egypt, the sacred ibis has spread from its native Africa to new European habitats.

28/01/2025

Culture news

Archaeologists discover tomb of renowned wizard-doctor in Egypt

The remarkable discovery was made in Saqqara, a burial site for high-ranking officials of ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom.

09/01/2025

Art

Marge Simpson painting discovered on ancient Egyptian tomb goes viral

Ancient Egypt apparently predicted The Simpsons. More seriously though, a discovered tomb features a painting that looks suspiciously like a character from the beloved American sitcom. The internet is loving it.

13/12/2024

Health news

Ancient Egyptians may have tried to treat cancer 4,000 years ago

Thin cuts in a skull from Ancient Egypt shed light on what could be the earliest known attempt to treat cancer

29/05/2024

Culture news

4,000-year-old mystery solved: How the Giza Pyramids were built

A newly discovered river branch, concealed beneath desert sands and farmlands, is believed to have been used to transport massive stone blocks and materials to the pyramid sites.

17/05/2024

Culture news

Archaeologists unearth missing half of huge Ramses II statue in Egypt

Nearly a century ago, the remaining portion of the statue depicting Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most significant rulers, was unearthed in the identical location.

12/03/2024

Travel News

French tourist banned from Egypt after false charge of trafficking

The tourist was suspected over a statue she had purchased from the shopping arcade of a luxury hotel.

09/02/2024

Culture news

Archaeologists unearth 4500-year-old Ancient Egyptian tomb

Remarkable treasures have been discovered in the tomb, including a Second Dynasty child burial, a well-preserved alabaster vessel from the 18th Dynasty, and terracotta statues depicting Isis and Harpocrates.

12/01/2024

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The day Egyptian Hieroglyphics were decoded

27 September 1822: The day Egyptian Hieroglyphics were decoded.

27/09/2023

Culture news

Uncovering ancient mummification workshops in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed two embalming workshops and two tombs with 4,500 old artifacts in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, Egypt.

30/05/2023

Culture news

Record breaking" Egyptian Tutankhamun" exhibition is back in Paris

More than a million people are expected to visit a new Parisian exhibition called "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" which is fast becoming the talk of the town after a landmark Tutankhamun exhibition in 2019.

07/04/2023

Culture news

Sarcophagus of Ramses II unveiled in Paris in a rare loan to France

The coffin of one of Egypt’s longest ruling Pharaohs, Ramses II, has been unveiled in Paris as part of an exceptional loan to France.

04/04/2023

Culture news

Egyptian archaeologists unearth smiling sphinx of Roman emperor

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a limestone sphinx statue with a "smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple. This is just the latest in a series of recent discoveries, shedding new light on Egypt's rich history.

07/03/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day, 100 years ago, King Tutankhamun's sarcophagus was first disturbed by a group of British archaeologists. A set of mysterious deaths followed.

16/02/2023

Culture news

Scientists just got a step closer to cracking the code of mummy making

Scientists just got a step closer to cracking the code of mummification. A new study published in the journal Nature found what substances were used to preserve bodies, and some were sourced as far as Southeast Asia.

12/02/2023