Feb 25 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
A joint Egyptian-British archaeological team has discovered the royal tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II (r. 1513–1500 BCE), marking the first discovery of a pharaoh’s tomb […]
Jul 6 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
In the 16th century B.C.E., Ahmose I overthrew the Hyksos and initiated the 18th Dynasty and the New Kingdom of Egypt. Recent archaeological discoveries at Tel Habuwa shed new light on Ahmose’s campaign.
Mar 29 Blog
By: Jonathan Laden
On April 3rd, 22 royal mummies are being transferred with great fanfare from Cairo's Egyptian Museum to Fustat's National Museum of Egyptian Civilization It is The Pharaohs' Golden Parade where the main celebrities are all long dead. Egypt is holding the procession to transfer the mummies of 18 pharaohs and 4 queens to their new permanent home at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat.
Oct 31 Blog
In the largest find of its type in a century, archaeologists uncovered thirty mummies in sealed coffins. They were found, in the Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Nile, by accident when an archaeologist noticed the head of one coffin sticking out from the sand.
Aug 12 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
Those who sat on the throne of Egypt, one of the mightiest kingdoms of the ancient world, wielded a tremendous amount of power. At a time […]
Feb 24 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
An ancient Egyptian scarab with the cartouche of Pharaoh Thutmose III was recently found by a hiker in the Lower Galilee of Israel.
Jan 6 Blog
Recent archaeological investigations at Thebes—Egypt’s capital during its wealthiest period in the 18th dynasty (ca. 1550–1292 B.C.E.)—uncovered evidence of the ancient metropolis’ brewmaster.
Feb 1 Blog
Excavations at Djehuty’s tomb in Luxor (Egpyt) have uncovered a child’s sarcophagus along with collections of pottery and wrapped and carved Ushabti figurines.
Aug 22 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
German scientists studying the contents of an ancient bottle may have found evidence of what killed Queen Hatshepsut, one of the most powerful women to […]
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