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Zahi Hawass says he hopes to discover the tomb of Nefertiti before he retires, and he believes he's getting close.

Egypt's antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located since Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.

Several tombs of high-ranking Ancient Egyptian officials were recently uncovered by local archaeologists, shedding new light on a bygone civilization. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

In Egypt’s western desert, one of the world’s most famous archaeologists insists he is closer than ever to solving a mystery ...

Archaeologists confronted by a false door at an excavation site were stunned to find that it led to the tomb of Egyptian royalty. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom — A 4,000-year-old handprint has been discovered on a clay model used for offerings in an Ancient Egyptian tomb. Researchers at Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum, in ...

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CAMBRIDGE, England (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Researchers recently discovered a handprint left in an ancient Egyptian tomb over four millennia ago. Researchers from the University of Cambridge were ...