A Scottish schoolyard hid ancient Egyptian artifacts for decades; when archaeologists finally investigated, they uncovered objects dating back more than 2,500 yearsA Scottish schoolboy digging for potatoes in 1952 unexpectedly uncovered an ancient Egyptian statue head at Melville House in Fife. More di...
20 Sep, 2026, 01.35 AM IST
A 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy was found with Homer’s Iliad tucked inside its abdomen. Its purpose remains a mysteryAn intriguing discovery in Egypt revealed an ancient mummy with a papyrus fragment of Homer's Iliad resting on its abdomen. This fragment, ...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
Ancient Egyptian crocodile mummies reveal surprising secret about a lost species worshipped over 2,000 years agoAncient crocodile mummies from Kom Ombo are revealing new secrets about Egyptian religion. DNA analysis identified a forgotten species, the...
03 Aug, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Hidden for over a century, these Egyptian princesses may have been elite warriors, according to their 4,000-year-old bonesForgotten for a century inside a Cairo museum basement, 4,000-year-old royal bones are rewriting ancient Egyptian history. Historians long ...
28 Jul, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
The Mummy Returns: Scientists recreate voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian Mummy NesyamunScientists have remarkably recreated a vowel-like sound from the vocal tract of Nesyamun, an ancient Egyptian priest who lived around 1100 ...
29 Jun, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
Two Egyptian mummies were scanned in Los Angeles with half-millimeter precision, and doctors found something they weren't expecting in a 2,200-year-old spineAncient Egyptian mummies, Nes-Min and Nes-Hor, underwent advanced CT scans at Keck Hospital, revealing a unique spinal trepanation on Nes-M...
12 Jun, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
This weapon found in an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb wasn't made on Earth. Scientists solve a 3,000-year-old mysteryA mysterious iron dagger found in King Tutankhamun's tomb was made from space metal. Scientists confirmed the weapon's blade contains meteo...
07 Jun, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun had 'alien' weapon that came from space? Scientists' 2016 discovery revealed the truthTutankhamun iron dagger: A mysterious iron dagger discovered in the tomb of King Tutankhamun has finally had its origin explained. Scientis...
05 Jun, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Why 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies smell sweet and spicyScientists have determined that Egyptian mummies, some up to 5,000 years old, emit aromas described as woody, spicy, and sweet. The pleasan...
15 Feb, 2025, 01.27 PM IST
Who was richest man ever lived in this world? Know about technology that revealed king who ruled 3,000 years agoThe face of the ‘richest man in ancient history’, based in Egypt, who was thought of and worshipped as God 3,400 years ago has been reveale...
17 May, 2024, 09.57 PM IST
Scientists discover mummy with abnormally large brain, suffered from THIS rare medical conditionA group of scientists recently discovered a 2300 year old mummy of a 14 years old boy who was suffering from a rare disease of abnormally l...
22 Nov, 2023, 09.12 PM IST
Scientists recreate ancient Egyptian Mummy fragrance: The ‘Scent of Eternity’ rediscoveredScientists at the Max Planck Institute have achieved a remarkable feat by faithfully recreating the evocative aroma that was employed over ...
04 Sep, 2023, 10.41 PM IST
Swiss government returns 1,200-yr-old Ramses II statue to EgyptCarine Bachmann, director of the Federal Office of Culture, handed over the fragment to the Egyptian embassy in the capital Bern.
04 Jul, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
Queen Nefertiti's Mummy discovered, claims leading archaeologistNeferneferuaten's Mummy The queen and wife of Egyptian King Akhenaten, Nefertiti, may have been discovered, according to a leading archaeol...
21 Sep, 2022, 02.55 PM IST
A treasure trove of Egyptian artefacts unearthed in Saqqara, EgyptArchaeologists have hit the jackpot as they unearth a buried treasure of Egyptian artefacts, including idols, mummified coffins, manuscript...
31 May, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
- Egyptian mummification 'recipe' existed 1,500 years before Pharaohs: Study
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Sophisticated embalming treatments were developed by ancient Egyptians 1,500 years before the classic Pharaonic perio...
16 Aug, 2018, 04.52 PM IST
Cemetery with million mummies unearthed in EgyptMany of the mummies date to the time when the Roman or Byzantine Empire ruled Egypt, from the 1st century to the 7th century AD.
17 Dec, 2014, 06.49 PM IST