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How many ancient Egyptian pyramids are there?
How many ancient Egyptian pyramids are still standing, especially if you count smaller, private pyramids?
13 treasures the ancient Egyptians buried with their dead, and what they mean
Here's why ancient Egyptians buried their dead with certain grave goods, such as the "Book of the Dead," gold tongues and scarabs.
When did the ancient Egyptians first mummify their dead?
Before the ancient Egyptians purposefully mummified their dead, the desert did it for them naturally.
When did the Egyptians start using hieroglyphs?
The earliest known Egyptian hieroglyphic writings appear fully formed, either because they were developed on perishable, now-lost materials or because they were quickly "invented by an unknown genius."
3,500-year-old burial of Nubian woman reveals 1 of world's earliest known cases of rheumatoid arthritis
Lesions found on the bones of a Nubian skeleton reveal evidence of an ancient rheumatoid arthritis case.
2 golden tongues symbolizing 'flesh of the gods' unearthed in ancient Egyptian mummies
The two new finds bring the total number of golden tongues found in ancient Egyptian mummies at Oxyrhynchus to 16.
Ancient Egyptian mummy masks, tombs and 'god of silence' statue discovered at Saqqara
Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed tombs containing mummy masks and a 'god of silence' statue at Saqqara.
Ancient Egyptian teenager died while giving birth to twins, mummy reveals
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.
Scottish boy digging for potatoes found 'masterpiece of Egyptian sculpture' on his school grounds. How did it end up there?
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.
