Abydos

Photo shows the tomb complex of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos during excavation. The queen's burial chamber is located in the center of the complex and is surrounded by the side graves of the courtiers and servants.
Note: Licensed photo(EC Kohler/Newsflash).

10 October 2023

THE VINE QUEEN: 5,000-Year-Old Wine In Ancient Queen's Tomb Shows She Could Be Egypt's First Pharaoh

(starts) Secrets of Egypt's first-ever female pharaoh have been unearthed after archaeologists...

Mummified ram heads are uncovered by an American mission during excavation work at the temple of Rameses II in Abydos, Egypt, undated. The Mummified heads date back to the time of the sixth dynasty in Ptolemaic Egypt. Note: The photo is from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities' press release. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)

27 March 2023

RAM-ESSES TOO: 2,000 Mummified Rams' Heads Unearthed In Ancient Egyptian Temple

(starts) Archaeologists have uncovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified ram heads slaughtered in...