Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.

New find of 225 ushabti statues in Egypt may identify Pharaoh Sheshonq III’s sarcophagus and rewrite Third Intermediate ...

A stunning archaeological discovery in Tanis has revealed the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Sheshonq III, rewriting history.

Highlights from this massive archaeological museum include the complete collection of treasures discovered within King Tut’s ...

A secret doorway inside an ancient Egyptian pyramid is believed to have been discovered by a scientist, over 4,500 years on from when it was originally built. The Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of ...

A French archaeological mission at the San El-Hagar site in Tanis has uncovered 225 ushabti figurines belonging to King Shoshenq III of the 22nd Dynasty in Egypt, which experts hailed as the most ...

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday the discovery of 225 funerary figurines belonging to King Shoshenq III and dating back to ancient Egypt's 22nd Dynasty (945 BC-715 BC) ...

In the clay-shaded gloom of the northern chamber of the tomb of Pharaoh Osorkon II, meticulous archaeological cleaning work ...

A total of 225 ushabti statues were found inside the northern chamber of the tomb of King Osorkon II in San el-Hagar (ancient Tanis), Egypt, offering strong evidence that the chamber once contained ...

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, in modern-day Turkey, was an ornate memorial built for Carian ruler Mausolus and overseen by his sister-wife Artemesia II.

Long before debates about statues, there are the people themselves: the ancient Egyptians taken from their tombs, unwrapped, ...

When researchers carefully lifted the lid, they uncovered a complete skeleton surrounded by dozens of artifacts.