EGYPT

Cleopatra VII, Egypt’s iconic queen, left behind few traces of her reign. Beneath the harbor of modern-day Alexandria, archaeologists have uncovered ancient coins bearing her image amid the ruins of a temple where she may have once worshipped. Historians believe this temple stood on the ...

Egyptologist and paleography expert Elizabeth Bettles analyzes hieroglyphs painted on the walls of tombs in the Theban necropolis. By identifying different "handwriting" techniques — distinct shapes, styles, spellings — she learns more about the artists themselves.

A roundup of Secrets in the News for January 2021. Police recover 500-year-old stolen copy of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' If you like this, you might like: Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science CNN: A 16th-century copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi," the ...

A roundup of Secrets in the News for October 2020. Ancient mummies unearthed in Egypt after more than 2,600 years If you like this, you might like: Egypt's Darkest Hour. NBC News: SAQQARA, Egypt — More than 2,600 years since they were buried, archaeologists in Egypt said ...

A roundup of Secrets in the News for late September 2019. Read more below for a Canadian Shipwreck, a haunting fresco from Pompeii, an ancient sea monster, and more. Underwater archaeologists release photos and video of the HMS Terror shipwreck Canada Parks reports: The Canadian ...

On July 17, the Egypt Ministry of Antiquities announced that the gilded coffin of King Tutankhaman was moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum for restoration. This is the first time the coffin has been restored since it was discovered in 1922. The gilded coffin of ...

Secrets of the Dead is returning this summer with a much-anticipated encore and two brand new episode premieres. Check out the lineup for the Summer of Secrets on PBS: Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb Encores Tuesday, June 18 at 8 p.m. on PBS ...

In her desire to find out more about the circumstances leading to the mysterious mass burial, archaeologist Salima Ikram travels to Kom Ombo temple where ancient Egyptians used to worship the god Sobek with the head of a crocodile.

Follow a team of archaeologists as they examine a rare mass grave dating to the collapse of ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom when political infighting and a changing climate brought down an empire.

On July 2, 1937, the aircraft carrying aviator Amelia Earhart was reported missing in the South Pacific.