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The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, is now slated to open at the end of 2025. Here's how to get a sneak peek and what's on display.
Researchers taking swab samples from sarcophagi at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Abdelrazek Elnaggar via AP “Woody,” “spicy” and “sweet” were the leading descriptions from what sounded ...
The fact that Ramesses II lived to around age 90 was, in itself, quite a feat in ancient Egypt. At the time "most people died ...
The tomb is believed to have belonged to King Thutmose II, who ruled Egypt in the early 15th century BC. It is the first ...
The mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun will not be transferred to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo and will remain in its ...
The scientific name for the infection, Yersinia pestis, wiped out vast swathes of Europe but this new finding means ...
Fact Check found that the video shows an Egyptian Mummy in the Luxor Museu. It is not related to the recent tragedy in ...
CAIRO — Ancient Egyptian mummies don’t smell the way most people might expect. Instead of the musty odor often associated with old tombs and artifacts, many mummies give off surprisingly ...
After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun's iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set ...
Soon, the elaborately decorated artifact will be transferred to the brand new Grand Egyptian Museum, joining more than 5,000 ...