Ancient Egypt
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![A triptych of bone images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KSoQEDNduJiZfcfemyLzXD-320-80.jpg)
3,500-year-old burial of Nubian woman reveals 1 of world's earliest known cases of rheumatoid arthritis
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Lesions found on the bones of a Nubian skeleton reveal evidence of an ancient rheumatoid arthritis case.
![A gold tongues from ancient Egypt.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YqYx9Cu5LrsPNZLoUazDXG-320-80.jpg)
2 golden tongues symbolizing 'flesh of the gods' unearthed in ancient Egyptian mummies
By Owen Jarus published
The two new finds bring the total number of golden tongues found in ancient Egyptian mummies at Oxyrhynchus to 16.
![A mummy mask that was discovered by the excavation team.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QMVL4GrnixT4CQMJhJiase-320-80.jpg)
Ancient Egyptian mummy masks, tombs and 'god of silence' statue discovered at Saqqara
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed tombs containing mummy masks and a 'god of silence' statue at Saqqara.
![Two photographs show the mummy's incised abdomen and the fetus' head lodged in the pelvic cavity.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SCuZWZ4q633RtJZNZzE6zQ-320-80.png)
Ancient Egyptian teenager died while giving birth to twins, mummy reveals
By Sascha Pare published
An ancient Egyptian mummy with a fetus tucked between its legs and another lodged inside the chest cavity — the first known of its kind — shows the mother died while giving birth to twins.
![A red sandstone statue head unearthed at Melville House in Scotland in 1952.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kYuQRNto8T2V2T2EdpuGQX-320-80.png)
Scottish boy digging for potatoes found 'masterpiece of Egyptian sculpture' on his school grounds. How did it end up there?
By Sascha Pare published
Archaeologists in Scotland may have finally solved the mystery of how ancient Egyptian artifacts that were unearthed in school grounds between 1952 and 1984 became buried there.
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Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any maps
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new DNA study suggests that the lost realm of Punt and the port city of Adulis may have been in the same place, separated by time.
![Photo of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus with the engraving of the Egyptian god Banebjedet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PRnbSpMkMtXvEKkXWxfoVh-320-80.jpg)
Ancient Egyptian tomb was filled with magical spells to ward off snake bites
By Owen Jarus published
An ancient Egyptian tomb just south of Cairo was filled with magical spells intended to protect the dead from snake bites.
![Teratoma with Tooth A (lower) in situ and Tooth B (upper) retrofitted in crypt.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SFSwna8gmMioQNoWPoCxEJ-320-80.jpeg)
Rare tumor with teeth discovered in Egyptian burial from 3,000 years ago
By Kristina Killgrove published
An ancient Egyptian woman had an ovarian tumor with teeth and was buried with a possible healing object.
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