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Pyramid-Exploring Robot Reveals Hidden Hieroglyphs

Posted by  Rossella Lorenzi  Thu May 26, 2011 12:15 PM ET   |   0

Written in red paint, the symbols may help Egyptologists figure out why mysterious shafts were built into the pyramids. Read more

hieroglyphs

Headless Egyptian Mummy Mystery Thickens

Posted by  Rossella Lorenzi  Fri Feb 4, 2011 05:15 PM ET   |   0

The mummies have become the symbol of the world's concern for ancient Egyptian cultural heritage. Read more

Mummy

Great Pyramid May Hold Two Hidden Chambers

Posted Thu Jan 27, 2011 04:29 PM ET   |   0

A 3-D simulation of the 4,500-year-old structure suggests an ancient secret lies beneath the desert sand. Read more

Great Pyramid of Giza

Pyramid of Mystery Pharaoh Possibly Located

Posted by  Rossella Lorenzi  Mon Mar 29, 2010 05:42 AM ET   |   0

The missing pyramid of an obscure pharaoh that ruled Egypt some 4,300 years ago could lie at the intersection of a series of invisible lines in South Saqqara. Read more

missing pyramid

Ancient Statues Found in Egyptian Temple

Posted Tue Mar 16, 2010 01:50 PM ET   |   0

The temple belonged to Pharaoh Amenhotep III, grandfather of King Tut. Read more

Thoth

Decoding King Tut's DNA : Big Pics

Posted Tue Feb 16, 2010 01:40 PM ET   |   0

Take a closer look at the unprecedented investigation into the genetic history of King Tut. Read more

Zahi Hawass King Tut

World's Oldest Christian Monastery Restored

Posted Thu Feb 4, 2010 07:40 AM ET   |   0

Egypt's antiquities chief unveiled the $14.5 million project, touting it as a sign of Christian-Muslim coexistence. Read more

St. Anthony's Monastery restoration

Cool Jobs: Egyptologist [VIDEO]

Posted Tue Jul 14, 2009 04:15 PM ET   |   0

Kasey-Dee Gardner sat down with Kara Cooney to learn what it's like to be an Egyptologist. Watch video

Cool Jobs: Egyptologist
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Nefertiti Bust Has Two Faces: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

The odd arrangement of the Giza pyramids in Egypt was no accident, suggests new research. Read more

Face Beneath a Face

Fragments of Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Found: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

Some newly recovered papyrus fragments may finally help solve a century-old puzzle, shedding new light on ancient Egyptian history. Read more

3,000-Year-Old Document

Earliest Reference to Christ Found: Discovery News

Posted Fri Oct 3, 2008 03:51 PM ET

A team of scientists led by renowned French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio recently announced that they have found a bowl, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C. and the early 1st century A.D., that is engraved with what they believe could... Read more

'By Christ the Magician'

Discovery News : Fetus Mummies Likely Were King Tut's Offspring

Posted Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:57 AM ET

Ongoing analysis on the mummified remains of two female fetuses buried in the tomb of Tutankhamun will most likely show that at least one of the stillborn children is the offspring of the teenage pharoah. Read more

King Tut's Little Girl?

Discovery News : Buried Egyptian Boat to Be Reassembled

Posted Fri Jul 25, 2008 03:40 PM ET

Ancient wood hidden for millennia in an underground chamber beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza will soon be excavated and reassembled into a unique pharaonic boat. Read more

Sister Ship

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Fri May 2, 2008 05:30 AM ET

The pharaoh who married Nefertiti may have had a gender-bending genetic condition. Read more

Akhenaten

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Tue Apr 1, 2008 08:44 AM ET

An Egyptologist questions the veracity of the lore surrounding Cleopatra's suicide. Read more

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