Mr Litherland, from Galashiels, in Roxburghshire, said: ‘This discovery solves a great mystery of ancient Egypt: the location of the tombs of the early 18th dynasty kings. ‘The tomb of this ...

Animals in ancient Egypt were mummified for use as votive offerings. The objects often took the form of the god being offered to—in this case, the croc-headed god Sobek. (From cats to crocodiles ...

The tomb was the last of the lost royal tombs from ancient Egypt’s famed Eighteenth Dynasty, dating back to approximately the 15th century B.C. An ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to King ...

Egyptian officials announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, which reigned for over two ...

Archaeologists found a simple tomb near Luxor and identified it as the 3,500-year-old burial site of King Thutmose II, officials said. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

The tomb was discovered as part of a joint British-Egyptian archaeological mission, and is the last missing tomb of the kings of the 18th dynasty in Egypt. Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary ...

Meet the Bastetodon, a newly discovered species of apex predator that roamed the lush forests of ancient Egypt some 30 million years ago. What had the body of a dog, the face of a cat and jaws ...

The ancient tomb was found during research work two miles west of the Valley of the Kings near the West Bank of the Nile River. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

CAIRO — Egypt’s antiquities authority said Tuesday that it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be found since the famed discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb ...