Cheetah mummies found in Arabian caves provide rare genome from a lost population

Preserved by dry, cool air and darkness, the cheetah mummies are offering scientists DNA insights into a lost population and ...
Archaeology

Render Unto Pharaoh

Throughout ancient Egyptian history, taxes were very much part of daily life. Most Egyptians were farmers who owed the state both a period of labor service and a portion of their annual harvest. The ...
Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian Astrology

Reliefs of decans (left), Esna, Egypt; Sagittarius relief (center) before restoration, Esna, Egypt; Sagittarius relief (right) after restoration, Esna, Egypt For centuries, layers of soot have coated ...
Associated Press

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh’s boat reassembled in real time at Grand Egyptian Museum

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Visitors view the first solar boat of King Khufu ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Two Towering Statues of an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Have Been Restored at the Entrance of His Temple After 3,000 Years

More than 3,000 years ago, an earthquake toppled two monumental statues of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III. Now, after decades of restoration work, the artworks, called the Colossi of ...