A year long excavation at the Saqqara Tombs in the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis has unearthed a gold covered mummy alongside statues, tools, pottery and dozens of other artifacts.
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New rooms discovered in the ancient egyptian Sahura pyramid
Several new rooms have been discovered by an Egyptian German Archaeological delegation at the Sahura pyramid in the Abusir site south of Giza.
What would the body of a mummified Egyptian smell like?
Pine, balsam and bitumen! The smell of a mummified Egyptian corpse was chemically recreated by a French perfumer.
Ancient workshops discovered near Cairo, Egypt
Ancient workshops have been discovered in a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the Egyptian capital Cairo.
After 4,500 years, the long-lost Egyptian Sun Temple has been discovered
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient sun temple that dates back 4,500 years in an Egyptian royal graveyard.