A 4,000-year-old tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian prince has been uncovered following excavations at the Saqarra ...

An ancient, 4,000-year-old tomb has been discovered in Egypt by archaeologists and has shed light on a ruler from four millennia ago. The discovery has captured the imaginations of Egyptians, ...

A tomb that was recently discovered in Egypt may have been the final resting place for a prince that lived 4,000 years ago - and it was hidden behind a huge granite door ...

Archaeologists from the University of Houston have discovered the first royal tomb at the sprawling Maya site of Caracol, in ...

A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak—Caracol’s first known ruler. Buried with elaborate ...

Te K'ab Chaak was a wealthy warrior king who rose to power in 331 C.E. His burial is the first royal tomb found in the ...

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

Researchers have sequenced the genome of an ancient Egyptian who was buried in a pot nearly 5,000 years ago, about the time ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in the afterlife, researchers say.

These statues are believed to have been originally located in a chamber adjacent to the Step Pyramid of King Djoser, whose complex is also located within Saqqara, and were later moved to the tomb ...

Archaeologists also discovered statues of King Djoser, his wife, and 10 daughters.