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![A side-by-side view of a facial approximation of King Tut.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W8xzAJUJYsuPFSsLTRE5jN-320-80.jpg)
King Tut's likeness revealed in vivid new facial approximation of ancient Egyptian pharaoh
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers created a facial approximation that reconstructs what the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun may have looked like.
![A painted human-shaped sarcophagus on a table under a tent.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pwkteyTW4zUJ3DX9fzyTYf-320-80.jpg)
2,300-year-old Egyptian mummification workshops found at Saqqara
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists in Egypt found ancient mummification workshops — one for humans and one for animals — at Saqqara.
![We see the closeup of a stone statue depicting a man wearing a hat. The statue and the background are sandy colored.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ecoa6gjX2XkM4frUcrNBx8-320-80.jpg)
Ancient Egypt: History, dynasties, religion and writing
By Owen Jarus last updated
Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years.
![Two bracelets with a butterfly design](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FubzVQCXomNb7y4CcL2W3h-320-80.jpeg)
Ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets contain 1st evidence of long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
The silver used to make an ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets came from Greece, a new analysis finds, offering insight into the Old Kingdom's trade networks.
![We see an ancient and fragile child mummy whose head is resting on a pillow. The mummy is a brownish color.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zn8FcWQtBbYApqVJBN4chT-320-80.jpg)
Ancient Egyptian children were plagued with blood disorders, mummies reveal
By Hannah Kate Simon published
A look at 21 ancient Egyptian mummified children reveals that one-third of them had a blood disorder known as anemia.
![Two views of a broken standing Buddha statue carved out of white stone. One view is the profile. The other is a frontal image, showing Buddha dressed in robes with halo-like circle behind his head.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p7CbSnJfkhX2NZnfBwjPFW-320-80.jpg)
1st-century Buddha statue from ancient Egypt indicates Buddhists lived there in Roman times
By Owen Jarus published
Buddhists lived in Egypt during Roman times, a 1st-century Buddha statue found in Berenike suggests.
![A white limestone statue showing two individuals. One is a statue of a pharaoh and the other is a man holding the statue in his lap.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qssticeFGJ8428itfj3ywJ-320-80.jpg)
Mystery of 'impossible' ancient Egyptian statue may be solved
By Owen Jarus published
The identities of a pharaoh and a nonroyal person in an "impossible" statue may have finally been deciphered.
![This is the largest relief found at the tomb of Panehsy in Saqqara.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zwk4HcJxBgpBv7Dbjoqzvm-320-80.jpg)
3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian tombs and chapel with 'amazing' decorations unearthed at Saqqara
By Owen Jarus published
Newfound tombs from ancient Egypt at Saqqara include the burials of a temple overseer, royal treasury artist and an unknown individual.
![A metal coffin shaped like a lizard.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BnggHyxrzgTE3r9cKdsMzV-320-80.jpg)
Hidden contents of 6 ancient Egyptian coffins, sealed for thousands of years, revealed
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Scientists used neutron tomography to see inside six sealed ancient Egyptian coffins that were used to bury animals.
![Here we see three images against a white background. Each image has several hand skeletons that are colored digitally in purples, greens and browns.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rtVUPpwYQXRd83dAuF8QsL-320-80.jpg)
Severed hands buried in ancient Egyptian palace were likely 'trophies' exchanged for gold
By Owen Jarus published
Twelve severed hands found buried at an ancient Egyptian palace were likely cut from enemies and exchanged for gold in a ceremony known as "gold of honor," a new study finds.
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