Oldest cheese found in 3,200-year-old Egyptian tomb hides a dangerous secret
An ancient cheese, over millennia old, reveals early evidence of brucellosis.
Tag: ancient egypt
Ancient Egyptians Might Have Used Water-Powered Hydraulics to Build First Grand Pyramid
Ancient Egyptians might have used hydraulic systems in pyramid construction.
4,000-year-old Egyptian skulls reveal earliest attempt to surgically treat cancer
Treating cancer was beyond the capabilities of physicians from antiquity, but they still tried their best.
The story of King Tutankhamun’s dagger forged from a meteorite just got a whole lot more interesting
Researchers have uncovered new details about the origin of King Tut's iron dagger forged from a meteorite.
Famous Egyptologist reports the discovery of a whole ancient settlement
Not everyday that you find a city.
Ancient Egyptian poetry led to a discovery that may explain how the pyramids were built
Ancient quarry workers left messages carved on walls like a 4,500-year-old form of social media.
Archaeologists opened the big, black sarcophagus found in Egypt
Now, what's in the big black box?
Cosmic rays allow scientists to find large hidden void in Egypt’s Great Pyramid
The 100-foot-long void could be a hidden chamber, as revealed by a groundbreaking investigation.
Mummified knees likely belonged to one of Ancient Egypt’s most famous queens, Nefertari
Scientists only had her knees to work with but are confident they belonged to the late queen.
