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The earliest known Egyptian hieroglyphic writings appear fully formed, either because they were developed on perishable, now-lost materials or because they were quickly "invented by an unknown genius."

Lesions found on the bones of a Nubian skeleton reveal evidence of an ancient rheumatoid arthritis case.

The two new finds bring the total number of golden tongues found in ancient Egyptian mummies at Oxyrhynchus to 16.

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed tombs containing mummy masks and a 'god of silence' statue at Saqqara.

An ancient Egyptian mummy with a fetus tucked between its legs and another lodged inside the chest cavity — the first known of its kind — shows the mother died while giving birth to twins.

Archaeologists in Scotland may have finally solved the mystery of how ancient Egyptian artifacts that were unearthed in school grounds between 1952 and 1984 became buried there.

A new DNA study suggests that the lost realm of Punt and the port city of Adulis may have been in the same place, separated by time.

An ancient Egyptian tomb just south of Cairo was filled with magical spells intended to protect the dead from snake bites.

An ancient Egyptian woman had an ovarian tumor with teeth and was buried with a possible healing object.

It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument.