An Egyptian woman has told of her surprise at learning that she is related to an Ancient Egyptian mummy from more than two and a half millennia ago. Photo shows the Egyptian woman Treveina Basily, undated. She found out that her DNA directly descends from an Ancient Egyptian mummy dating…
An Egyptian influencer has announced the untimely death of her three-year-old son after he was hit by a car. Photo shows the blogger Diana Mohamed with her injured child Rakan, undated. Rakan died after a car accident. (Newsflash) Diana Mohammed shared the heartbreaking news with her 284,000 Instagram followers on…
An international team of archaeologists has restored a series of rare ceiling paintings showing astrological signs of the Zodiac in an ancient Egyptian temple. Image shows a representation of the zodiac sign Sagittarius, undated photo. German and Egyptian scientists have found unique ceiling paintings in the temple of Esna, in…
Archaeologists have unearthed nine crocodile heads placed inside two ancient noblemen's tombs in an Egyptian necropolis. Photo shows a crocodile skull, undated photo. Crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. (Newsflash) The scientists from the University of Warsaw, Poland, reportedly…
A new collection of extremely rare colour portraits of ancient Egyptian mummies have been discovered painted on the newly discovered 2,000-year-old caskets of their owners. Photo shows a coloured portrait of a mummy, undated photo. It was discovered by Egyptian archaeologists in Girza, near Cairo, Egypt. (Mohamed Samah, @tourismandantiq/Newsflash) The…