The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history.

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city ...

Horus was another stalwart amongst the deities – he was worshipped from the very beginning of the ancient Egyptian period, right through to the end. The Eye of Horus became one of the most ...

Still, he could help illuminate a forgotten era of Egyptian history from about 1640 BCE to 1540 BCE, when warrior pharaohs battled each other for territory. "It's a really fascinating period of ...

A lesser-known period in Egyptian history has just been unearthed. Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists, alongside the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, have discovered a massive ...

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Crocodiles and hippos were a common sight on The Nile during the Ancient Egyptian period. Hippos are not meat eaters but they can still be very dangerous to humans. In fact, some people think it ...

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The tomb dates to a time known as the Second Intermediate Period that ran from 1640 B.C. to 1540 B.C. and bridged the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom eras when Egyptian pharaohs were among the most ...

Some candidates include kings named Senaiib and Paentjeni who we know from monuments at Abydos - they ruled in this era - but whose tombs have not been found," University of Pennsylvania Egyptian ...