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'William the Hippo': The ancient Egyptian statuette deliberately crippled to prevent it wreaking havoc in the afterlifeAncient Egyptians feared hippos, to the point that they removed three of the statuette's legs so it wouldn't cause chaos in the afterlife.
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Ancient Egyptian 'office workers' had terrible posture just like us, disfigured skeletons revealThe development of osteoarthritis was more common among scribes than their ancient Egyptian peers, a study finds.
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'Exceptional' discovery reveals more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs built into hillsideThe more than 30 tombs include family burials, such as children buried with their parents, in a hillside in Aswan, Egypt.
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Why are so many ancient Egyptians buried at the Saqqara necropolis?The ancient Egyptians buried their dead at Saqqara for thousands of years. Why was the necropolis so important to them?
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Ancient Egyptians tried to treat cancer 4,000 years ago, cut-marked skull indicatesCut marks discovered surrounding cancerous lesions on an ancient Egyptian skull suggest that humans were conducting cancer surgery more than 4,000 years ago.
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Ramesses II's sarcophagus finally identified thanks to overlooked hieroglyphicsArchaeologists determined that a fragment of a sarcophagus hidden beneath a Coptic building's floor once belonged to Ramesses II.
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Long-lost branch of the Nile was 'indispensable for building the pyramids,' research showsThe Nile's now-extinct branch likely helped the ancient Egyptians move materials to pyramid building sites.
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Mysterious L-shaped structure found near Egyptian pyramids of Giza baffles scientistsAn enigmatic L-shaped structure found underground near the pyramids at Giza may be an entrance to a mysterious deeper feature below it.
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See stunning reconstruction of ancient Egyptian mummy that languished at an Australian high school for a centuryThe forensic facial reconstruction is based on a precise 3D model of the skull created with medical scans.
