Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey attempt to solve the mystery of why scarab beetles were buried with mummies. In 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by the archaeologist Howard Carter.

12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner found a 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian amulet while hiking in a suburb of Tel Aviv. The ...

More than a dozen ancient gold tongues have been discovered in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.

Archaeologists have uncovered several ancient Egyptian tombs containing dozens of mummies—some of which were found with gold ...

In the first of three Mummy films, an ancient Egyptian tomb is invaded by hordes of fast-moving and dangerous scarab beetles.

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a collection of mummified cats and scarab beetles in a series of ancient tombs. Reuters The finds, dating back more than 4,000 years, were made at Saqqara ...