ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday dashed local hopes that a newly discovered ancient sarcophagus might contain the remains of Alexander the Great, finding instead the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the sarcophagi found during archaeological excavations in the tomb of Seneb, April 15, 2026. (photo credit: EGYPTIAN ...

A nine-step staircase buried near Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum has led archaeologists to an underground tomb containing a six-foot limestone sarcophagus covered in hieroglyphic inscriptions. The ...

CAIRO — Jet black and glistening with mud, the giant granite sarcophagus sits at the bottom of a pit in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, perfectly sealed despite being 2,000 years old, prompting ...

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Nine steps down a stone staircase near Egypt's Aga Khan Mausoleum, archaeologists discovered a host of hieroglyphic inscriptions among what they call ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ancient treasures unexpectedly just felt the warmth of the Egyptian sun for the first time in thousands ...

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (C-R) and the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri (C-L) inspect the “Green Sarcophagus ...

Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, dating back more than 2,500 years ago, the largest such find this year. The sealed wooden ...

An excavation near a pharaoh's tomb in Luxor found a cache of vividly painted sarcophagi along with papyrus scrolls that were still sealed. The coffins bore the titles "Singer of Amun" or "Chantress ...