An interdisciplinary project led by primatologist Gisela Kopp is using genetic analysis to determine the geographic origin of mummified baboons found in ancient Egypt
Working over a period of five years, 30 specialists from Egypt and Germany have finished restoring the ceiling of the Temple of Esna
New archaeological discoveries at the tomb of Meret-Neith in Abydos: the researchers found 5,000-year-old wine and other grave goods
Archaeometallurgists have been debating the exact origin of tin used in the Bronze Age for 150 years; a new study in Frontiers in Earth Science
A new study on the ingredients of the ancient Egyptian mummification balms reflects the high status of the noblewoman Senetnay
Hidden details of Egyptian paintings revealed by chemical imaging: on-site analysis of paint layering identifies history of alterations in ancient paintings
The Oxford Handbook of the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead is thus the first major handbook to collect and synthesise the wide-ranging scholarship
An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg recently discovered tombs outside the Bronze Age trading metropolis Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus
The first Dutch exhibition about mummy portraits aka Fayum portraits opens at the Allard Pierson in October
A new Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, MagEIA – Magic between Entanglement, Interaction, and Analogy