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A grisly ancient Egyptian burial mystery has been solved after researchers found corpses which had been torn limb-from-limb in their tombs. Archaeologists examining ancient burial sites have ...

The renowned Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass is doubling down on his explanation for banning Beyoncé from the Pyramids of Giza in 2008.

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Egyptian graves that reveal strange and haunting rituals and acts carried out on the dead that may rewrite what we knew about early religion.