A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in an Egyptian burial chamber came with a complicated history: Ancient writing on the stone container showed that it had been used twice, but while its second occupant ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a rare sarcophagus featuring a slender face and a scarab ring inscribed with the name of an Egyptian pharaoh, Israel’s Antiquities Authority said ...

Additional treasures found within the burial chamber are housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running through her body. This depiction is thought to illustrate the Great Rift, a band ...

A sarcophagus containing an Egyptian high priest was opened on live TV Sunday during a special two-hour broadcast by the American channel Discovery. "Expedition Unknown: Egypt Live" aired from the ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- Archaeologists have discovered what may be the oldest intact sarcophagus ever found, belonging to an overseer of workers who built the pyramids, Egypt's top archaeologist said Saturday ...

Some stories never die, but, like the floodwaters of the Nile, return predictably. Such is the case with conspiracy theories or alternate histories about the pyramids of Ancient Egypt. In March 2025, ...

When Egyptian archaeologists opened an ancient sarcophagus dating back 2,000 years, they found three skeletons and a lot of red, liquid sewage, the country's antiquities ministry said Thursday.

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