Unknown Egyptian Queen

Archaeologists working in Abu-Sir southwest of Cairo have discovered the tomb of a previously unknown Egyptian queen, named Khentakawess III after wall inscriptions, believed to be the wife or mother of Pharaoh Neferefre who ruled about 4500 years ago.

New Timeline for Ancient Egypt

Using radiocarbon dating of excavated hair, bones and plant materials along with established archaeological evidence and computer models, scientists have pinpointed a revised timeline for the rise of Egypt's first state dynasty with King Aha about 3100 B.C.

Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Princess

An unusual tomb of the ancient Egyptian princess Sheretnebty dating to 2500 B.C. was discovered in Abusir South, carved out of bedrock and surrounded by four non-royal high officials, with most of the Fifth Dynasty's royal family buried to the north.

Singer in Valley of Kings

A 3000-year-old mummy named Nehemes-Bastet, the daughter of a priest and a singer for Amun, has been discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the first mummy found in that valley not related to the ancient Egyptian royal families.

Pyramids Found by Satellite

More than 3000 ancient sites including 1000 tombs have been located in Egypt using advanced infrared imaging that has revealed underground structures during a satellite survey of the country.

Walls Around Sphinx

New excavations around the Great Sphinx of Giza have revealed ancient mud walls approximately 1 meter high built around the Sphinx to protect it from blowing sand, presumably built by the ancient King Thutmose IV.

4300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb

Archaeologists have discovered a new and highly preserved tomb in the necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo estimated to be 4300 years old, and possibly indicating a vast undiscovered cemetery in the area.

Greco-Roman Mummy

Archaeologists have discovered 14 Greco-Roman tombs dating to the third century A.D., including a female mummy still wearing jewelry, in the Egyptian necropolis at Bahariya Oasis south of Cairo.

Old Egyptian Statues Found

Archaeologists have recently unearthed two large red granite statues in southern Egypt at Luxor dating back 3400 years ago from a mortuary temple that are the best-preserved examples of Amenhotep III's face yet found.

Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Queen

The burial chamber of an ancient queen Behenu from Egypt's Old Kingdom some 4000 years ago has been unearthed in the necropolis of Saqqara outside of Cairo, including a number of green hieroglyphics on white stone and religious texts on the walls.

DNA Tests on King Tut

Modern DNA testing and CT scans have yielded the most complete medical and genetic data yet on the Egyptian ruler Tutankhamun along with hundreds of other mummies, revealing the young king suffered from multiple genetic disorders, severe malaria and a broken leg.

Pyramid-Builders' Tombs

The recent discovery of the Fourth Dynasty tombs of workers who built the Egyptian pyramids reveals that they were not slave labor but a highly skilled, well-fed and paid workforce that was honored by their burial within the shadow of the sacred pyramids.

Large Cache of Mummies Discovered in Egyptian Tomb

Archaeologists from Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities announced the discovery of about two dozen mummies while unearthing a 2600-year-old tomb near Cairo.

The discoveries are part of a vast necropolis of Saqqara, south of Cairo, and is believed to be a storehouse for mummies dating back to 640 B.C. A total of 22 mummies were found stacked in the walls of a 36-foot deep shaft along with eight wooden sarcophagi, which are each believed to hold individual mummies themselves. Most of the mummies are poorly preserved and unidentified, and the reason for their storage here is unknown.

Saqqara has been under excavation for 150 years, with discoveries dating back more than 4300 years to the Old Kingdom as well as finds as recent as the Roman era. These mummies have been dated to the 26th Dynasty, which was Egypt's last independent kingdom before it was overthrown and ruled by foreign powers.

Egyptologists estimate that only about 30% of Egypt's monuments and archaeological finds have been uncovered, with the rest still buried at sites such as Saqqara.

These findings were announced February 8th by the Supreme Council of the Antiquties.

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