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Egypt

A CT scan of the mummy shows the child's skull, with milk teeth and adult teeth jostling for space.

Using a Particle Accelerator to See Inside a 1,900-Year-Old Mummy

We've come a long way from 19th-century mummy "unwrapping parties."

Natasha Frost November 30, 2017

Was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh a Giant?

Sa-Nakht may be the oldest known case of acromegaly.

Natasha Frost August 7, 2017

Maidstone's Mummy, Ta-Kush, is 2,700 years old. All photos by Alan Tigwell.

Maidstone, England

Maidstone Mummy

This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.

Found!

museums and collections

An Egyptian Slab Lost in Berlin During World War II Has Been Found—in Michigan

Safe and sound, 70 years later.

Kelsey Kennedy June 2, 2017

An orderly Egyptian funeral garden, the first ever found.

Lettuce for the Dead in a Tidy, 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Funeral Garden

The find is the first of its kind.

Samir S. Patel May 8, 2017

St. Augustine, Florida

Sacred Cat Rug

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

Egypt's Biggest Pyramid Isn't Quite Square at Its Base

But the ancient builders got pretty close.

Erik Shilling June 20, 2016

The Secret Egyptian Chapel Hidden Inside a Chicago Break Room

The sealed-off chamber is 4,300 years old.

Kate Golembiewski June 8, 2016

A Dagger Found in King Tut's Wrappings Was Forged from a Meteorite

Looks like a good knife.

Erik Shilling June 1, 2016

The 3,800-Year-Old Mummy of a Middle Kingdom Noblewoman Has Been Found

Lady Sattjeni's family were elites on Elephantine, an Egyptian isle on the Nile.

Erik Shilling May 24, 2016

Scientists Say Egypt is in Denial Over Hidden Rooms in King Tut's Tomb

It's getting heated.

Erik Shilling May 12, 2016

Found: The Secrets of Lost, Underwater Egyptian Cities

You can soon view surviving artifacts.

Lauren Young May 6, 2016

Did Egypt Really Discover Hidden Chambers In King Tut's Tomb?

Experts are doubting the country's claim.

Erik Shilling March 31, 2016

Egypt Just Found a 3,400-Year-Old Necropolis

There are dozens of previously undiscovered tombs.

Erik Shilling March 30, 2016

Secret Chambers, Grain Silos and the Long, Long History of Pyramid Conspiracy Theories

Maggie Koerth-Baker November 11, 2015