In 1930, German archaeologists uncovered the lower half of a massive statue, estimating that it likely originally stood some 23 feet tall. Now, U.S. and Egyptian archaeologists have announced the ...

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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king who ruled the region during a tumultuous time 3,600 years ago. The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in ...

The Egyptian cobra, known for its ancient Egyptian iconography, is a venomous snake measuring up to 2.4 meters. Found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, it displays a defensive hood when ...

The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) is a big and highly venomous member of the family Elapidae, the cobras. They are widespread in semiarid areas of northern and eastern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula ...