World’s First Pregnant Ancient Egyptian Mummy has been Discovered Experts from the Polish Academy of Sciences aim to research all mummies in museums as part of the Warsaw Mummy Project. As part of this project, researchers worked to discover more about the woman thought to be in her 20s. The first mummified bones of an …

“Arcade” of ancient mancala game boards found in Kenya Veronica Waweru, an archaeologist from Yale University, has discovered an “arcade” of rock-cut mancala game boards in Kenya’s highlands. Mancala, meaning “to move”, is a turn-based strategy game where the objective is to capture more gaming pieces than the opponent. Early variations of the game have …

Ancient Egyptian Woman Diagnosed With Rheumatoid Arthritis A joint Italian-Polish archaeological mission uncovered during their work at the Sheikh Mohammed site in Aswan the skeletal remains of a young woman who suffered rheumatoid arthritis. The mission is part of the Aswan-Kom Ombo Archaeological Project (AKAP). A study on the skeleton published in the International Journal …

Archaeologists reveal 4,000-year-old rock-cut tomb, artifacts in Saqqara A team of Egyptian and Japanese archaeologists has unveiled a rock-cut tomb believed to be more than 4,000 years old and a myriad of artifacts spanning different historical periods during its current excavation season in Saqqara Necropolis. Waseda University and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) are …

Archaeologists have made a shocking discovery after a re-examination of a mummified teen mom who died in childbirth Archaeologists have made a shocking discovery after re-examining the mummified remains of a teen mom aged just 14–17 who died in childbirth more than 1,500 years ago. What makes the find both horrifying and extraordinary at the …

Thousands of ignored ‘Nummi Minimi’ Coins Found in the Ancient City of Marea in Egypt Numismatists from the Faculty of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw have examined thousands of previously ignored small coins (Nummi Minimi) discovered in the ancient city of Marea, located 45 kilometers southwest of Alexandria. Their findings are reshaping the literature’s established …

A rare tumor with teeth discovered in Egyptian burial from 3,000 years ago While excavating an ancient Egyptian cemetery, archaeologists made a rare discovery: an ovarian tumor nestled in the pelvis of a woman who died more than three millennia ago. The tumor, a bony mᴀss with two teeth, is the oldest known example of …

A 2000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Found in Egypt and Its Contents Are Still a Mystery Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what is believed to be the world’s largest granite sarcophagus in Alexandria, measuring nearly nine feet long. The enormous stone casket was buried alongside a mᴀssive alabaster head—most likely belonging to the tomb’s owner—more than 16 feet …

5,000-Year-Old Wine Jars Unearthed at Abydos Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered hundreds of 5,000-year-old wine jars—some of which are still intact and contain traces of ancient wine—in the tomb of Meret-Neith, a princess, a queen, a royal mother, and a regent who was undoubtedly one of the most enigmatic and most charismatic characters of the …