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Rosetta Stone moved for first time in 18 years

The Rosetta Stone has temporarily moved to a special exhibition in the British Museum to celebrate 200 years since hieroglyphs were decoded. It is the first time the ancient object has been relocated since it was installed in the Egyptian Sculpture ...

02 Oct 2022 at 23:18

World

Recently discovered 4,700-year-old tombs go on display in Egypt

Recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside Cairo have been put on display. The five tombs were unearthed earlier this month and date back to the Old Kingdom — a period spanning roughly from around 2700 ...

19 Mar 2022 at 22:25

World

Archaeologists in Egypt unearth Sphinx-like Roman-era statue

Archaeologists have unearthed a Sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt. The artefacts were found in the temple of Dendera in Qena Province, 280 miles south of the capital of Cairo, Egypt’s ...

06 Mar 2023 at 14:37

Mummified ‘golden boy’ found with 49 amulets to speed journey to afterlife

Wealthy ancient Egyptians were given scores of amulets when they were mummified in the hope it would speed their journey to the afterlife, a study suggests. Scientists have “digitally unwrapped” the mummified body of a wealthy ancient ...

24 Jan 2023 at 07:25

Study reveals insights into sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins

Archaeologists have described the contents of six sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins. The mummification of animals was a widespread practice in ancient Egypt and previous research has suggested some mummified animals were ...

20 Apr 2023 at 18:54

British Museum launches hieroglyphs exhibition to mark special anniversary

The British Museum has launched a major exhibition to mark 200 years since the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The exhibition, which opens to the public on October 13, explores the inscriptions and objects that ...

05 Jul 2022 at 14:47

Research reveals new insights into ancient Egyptian embalming

Researchers have identified specific ancient Egyptian recipes for mixing chemicals used in embalming different parts of the human body. The findings, based on analyses of an ancient embalming workshop in Egypt, advance our ...

01 Feb 2023 at 16:41

Discovery of lost branch of Nile may shed light on location of pyramids – study

Thirty-one pyramids in Egypt – including the Giza pyramid complex – may originally have been built along a now buried branch of the River Nile – providing a route for construction materials, new research suggests. The ...

16 May 2024 at 17:27

Ancient Egyptians ‘were trying to understand and treat cancer 4,000 years ago’

Ancient Egyptians were trying to understand and treat cancer more than 4,000 years ago, scientists believe. Researchers have found evidence of cutmarks on a skull around a large lesion thought to have been caused by ...

29 May 2024 at 05:00

News

Bradley Walsh thought he was ‘going to prove the pyramids were built by aliens’

Bradley Walsh says he thought he was “going to prove” that the pyramids in Egypt were built by aliens before investigating the conspiracy theory as part of a new show. The presenter, 64, known for The Chase and ...

11 Mar 2025 at 00:01

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Johnston has plenty to look forward to with Ancient Egypt

In a season where Charlie Johnston might yet hit the Classic target, he has high hopes for the future with Ancient Egypt after the regally-bred youngster made a winning debut at Beverley last week. Kia ...

04 Aug 2025 at 13:47

‘Rare and exciting’: 4,000-year-old handprint found on Egyptian clay model

A handprint left 4,000 years ago on a clay model crafted to go inside an Egyptian tomb has been discovered during preparation for an exhibition at a museum. The “rare and exciting” complete handprint ...

28 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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