News tagged with pharaohs
UK taxi driver becomes first mummy for 3,000 years
A former British taxi driver has become the first person in the world for 3,000 years to be mummified in the same way as the pharaohs.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 18, 2011 |
3 / 5 (5) |
11
Deadly medication? Scientists shed light on the dark secret of Queen Hatshepsut's flacon
The corpus delicti is a plain flacon from among the possessions of Pharaoh Hatshepsut, who lived around 1450 B.C., which is on exhibit in the permanent collection of the Egyptian Museum of the University of ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 19, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
1
Great Pyramid has two secret chambers: French architect
A French architect campaigning for a new exploration of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza said on Thursday that the edifice may contain two chambers housing funereal furniture.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 27, 2011 |
4.4 / 5 (29) |
77
Dig finds statue pieces in pharaonic temple ruins
Archaeologists have found fragments of a statue of an ancient god and a pharaoh in a site that once housed ancient Egypt's largest funerary temple, the antiquities council said on Thursday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 16, 2010 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
0
Egypt finds evidence of unfinished ancient tomb
(AP) -- Egyptian archaeologists who have completed excavations on an unfinished ancient tunnel believe it was meant to connect a 3,300-year-old pharaoh's tomb with a secret burial site, the antiquities department ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 30, 2010 |
5 / 5 (5) |
3
Study examines family lineage of King Tut, his possible cause of death
Using several scientific methods, including analyzing DNA from royal mummies, research findings suggest that malaria and bone abnormalities appear to have contributed to the death of Egyptian pharaoh King ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 16, 2010 |
5 / 5 (3) |
1
|
Scientists bring ancient Egypt to life with virtual model of historic temple complex (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the past two years, a team of UCLA Egyptologists, digital modelers, web designers, staff and students has been building a three-dimensional virtual-reality model of the ancient Egyptian ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 22, 2009 |
3 / 5 (5) |
0
Researchers use CT to examine hidden face in Nefertiti bust
Using CT imaging to study a priceless bust of Nefertiti, researchers have uncovered a delicately carved face in the limestone inner core and gained new insights into methods used to create the ancient masterpiece ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 31, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (9) |
0
What scents did the ancient Egyptians use?
Pharaoh Hatshepsut was a power-conscious woman who assumed the reins of government in Egypt around the year 1479 B.C. In actual fact, she was only supposed to represent her step-son Thutmose III, who was three years old at ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 15, 2009 |
4 / 5 (5) |
0
