SAQQARA, Egypt, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists found a rare intact mummy dating to pharaonic times when they opened a sealed limestone sarcophagus on Wednesday in the shadow of the world's ...

SAQQARA, Egypt -- A superbly preserved 2,300-year-old mummy bearing a golden mask and covered in brilliantly colored images of gods and goddesses was unveiled Tuesday at Egypt's Saqqara Pyramids ...

A mummy, known as the “Untouchable,” was discovered nearly a century ago in the Valley of the Kings region of the ancient city of Luxor. Renowned Egyptologist Howard Carter made the discovery in 1919, ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- Ancient mummies of Egypt's royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search of a new home. What sounds like the plot ...

CAIRO (AP) – Spanish archeologists have unearthed a 3,600-year-old mummy in the ancient city of Luxor, Egypt’s Antiquities Minister said Thursday. Prosecutors accused nine people including three ...

Anyone who tried to rob a tomb was taking a big risk because both the ancient police and the law were ready to punish them.

A provocative new analysis argues that ancient builders may have used a hydraulic lift inside Djoser’s Step Pyramid—long ...

King Snefru's son went on to build the Great Pyramid at Giza. For the second time in less than two weeks, Egypt government officials on Saturday opened a new pyramid to the public, welcoming visitors ...

The pyramid was first discovered by a British archaeologist in 1889. Cairo, Egypt -- A roughly 4,000-year-old mud-brick Egyptian pyramid is opening to the public for the first time this week, ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- Ancient mummies of Egypt's royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search of a new home. What sounds like the plot ...