Researchers discovered a royal tomb that is over 3,600 years old in Abydos, Egypt. The entryway of the tomb was decorated with inscriptions dedicated to Isis and Nephthys, goddesses of the afterlife.
The grave robbers sacked the tomb, and didn't leave any remains of the king's mummy or sarcophagus behind, Wegner said.
The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it.
Remains of inscriptions depicting the goddesses Isis and Nephthys were found in the tomb, with yellow cartouches that once ...
A royal tomb from a little-known dynasty and Greek language writings on pottery are among the latest archaeological ...
On the top line of this piece is the name of King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II. The owner of this piece is a man named Intef. In the hieroglyphs, he says he is the king's servant and in charge of a ...
No one studying Maya hieroglyphs would get very far without being able to read the 19 numbers that form the base of their numbering system. Can you figure out their numbering system?