Ancient body tags used to identify mummies from 2,000 years ago could hold the secret of the planet's extreme weather patterns, it has emerged. Scientists in Switzerland are examining 3,000…
The world's largest Ottoman Quran weighing 176lbs has gone on show in Egypt. The Quran, which weighs an impressive 80 kilogrammes (176 lbs), went on show at Egypt’s Islamic Cultural…
Archaeologists have uncovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified ram heads slaughtered in tribute to legendary Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. The heads were unearthed in Abydos near the temple of the…
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a Sphinx-like statue dating back to the Roman era 2,000 years ago. The stunning find was made near the Dendera Temple complex in southern Egypt's…
A hidden chamber believed to be protecting the actual burial chamber of King Cheops has been discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The secret hollow space was…
A 2,500-year-old tomb with ten mummified crocodiles unearthed near the Nile was probably a tribute to an ancient Egyptian fertility god, experts have revealed. Experts say the mummified reptiles were…
Archaeologists have unearthed nine crocodile heads placed inside two ancient noblemen's tombs in an Egyptian necropolis. The scientists from the University of Warsaw, Poland, reportedly discovered the crocodile heads in…
A mother has given birth to a baby born with two heads, four arms and two legs due to a rare medical condition. Up to the torso, the conjoined siblings…
Egypt has returned nearly 200 ancient coins to their modern homelands after they were seized by officials being trafficked into the country. Envoys from Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and China…
A new collection of extremely rare colour portraits of ancient Egyptian mummies have been discovered painted on the newly discovered 2,000-year-old caskets of their owners. The paintings are said to…