The mask’s design anomaly lies in the small earring holes, a detail rarely seen in artifacts meant for male Egyptian rulers.

The 3,900-year-old tomb of priestess Idy is revealing new insights into women’s roles in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.

Pottery has long been used to date archaeological sites but previously held ideas about styles associated with the iron age ...

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the ...

Oracle bones were often made from tortoise shells, as in this photograph, and from the shoulder blades of oxen. According to archaeologists, a fortune teller would carve a question into the bone with ...

Altering the direction of horns allowed ancient Egyptians to better control cattle and protect handlers from accidental or ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...

The 3,800-year-old site near the city of Luxor holds the remains of 11 individuals, who may have been members of the same ...

They research team focused on a specific detail that had previously gone unnoticed: the perforated ears of the mask.

Tutankhamun is one of the most well-known pharaohs of his time, becoming the rule of Egypt aged just nine and was only at the ...

An overlooked feature on King Tutankhamun's death mask has revealed how the young ruler was buried. King Tut ruled during ...