Archaeologists discovered an additional 30-plus ancient Egyptian tombs carved into a hillside overlooking the Nile. The mummies inside reveal families buried together, with many having died young. The tombs were created using multiple levels, and experts expect to find more graves. There are a few questions coming from an archaeological dig on a hillside along […]
Ancient Egyptian scribes worked in cramped and hunched over positions that were so extreme, it may have led to them developing osteoarthritis in their joints and other skeletal issues, a new analysis reveals. Archaeologists examined the skeletons of 69 adult males — 30 of whom were scribes — who were buried between 2700 and 2180 […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Performing administrative tasks in ancient Egypt may not sound physically demanding, but new research has revealed that being a scribe left a mark on the skeletons of the men who held those privileged positions. Scribes were […]
Archaeologists have unearthed more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs that cover an entire hill in Aswan, an ancient city on the Nile. The burials date to the Greco-Roman period and reveal clues about those who once lived in this vibrant trading port. The finds include the mummies of what are likely families buried together; coffins; […]
Hundreds of people are thought to have died amid soaring temperatures at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Those who have perished come from more than two dozen countries, with most fatalities from Egypt. The BBC visited one community there which has lost more than 20 people. Many Egyptian pilgrims come from poor villages. They […]
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The BBC has defended giving airtime to a retired Egyptian army general who hailed the Hamas attacks on October 7 as a “month of victory”. Samir Ragheb has been interviewed by BBC News Arabic nine times since the war began despite sharing anti-Semitic material and pro-Palestine posts online, analysis claims. They include mocking Israeli civilians […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A former top U.S. agricultural official cast Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain at his bribery trial Friday, saying he tried to stop him from disrupting an unusual sudden monopoly that developed five years ago over the certification of meat exported to Egypt. A Manhattan federal court jury heard the official, […]
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A pair of ancient Egyptian skulls, both thousands of years old, belonged to some of history’s earliest known cancer patients, according to a study published Wednesday. The skulls had cut marks around cancerous growths — providing evidence that ancient Egyptians had explored ways to treat cancer through operations, said the study published in Frontiers in […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Cancer is often regarded as a disease of the modern age. However, medical texts from ancient Egypt indicate that healers of the time were aware of the condition. Now, new evidence from a skull more than […]
An Egyptian soldier has been killed in an incident involving Egyptian and Israeli troops in the border area near Rafah. The Egyptian and Israeli militaries are investigating what happened. Israeli media say there was an exchange of fire, but there are few other details and no reports of Israeli casualties. Tensions between Egypt and Israel […]