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

The secret behind the wall: Is Queen Nefertiti hiding in King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber? QUEEN Nefertiti’s whereabouts is the greatest mystery in archaeology. Have the ancient Egyptians ...

Some of the female pharaoh's statues were "ritually deactivated," a new study finds. For the past 100 years, Egyptologists ...

King Tut’s golden mask is one of the most famous treasures in the world, but it turns out it was hiding a secret all along! Experts recently discovered that the mask wasn’t originally made for ...

Underneath a temple in the ancient ruined city of Taposiris Magna, archaeologists discovered a vast tunnel, referred to by experts as a "geometric miracle". The structure was discovered 13 metres (43 ...

In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy ...

Archaeologists in Poland discovered 5,500-year-old tombs dubbed “Polish pyramids.” The oversized graves feature earthen ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed? Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

A statue of Queen Hatshepsut of ancient Egypt, whose many statues were broken following her death in around 1458 B.C. | Credit: KHALED DESOUKI via Getty Images ...