Deep within Egypt’s Karnak temple complex stands a statue of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet—a statue surrounded by some of the strangest stories in Egyptian archaeology. Workers who first uncovered ...

Egypt has unveiled an unprecedented discovery of dozens of mummified sacred animals, including cats, crocodiles and two lion cubs, found during the excavation of a tomb of a royal priest. Khaled ...

SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities on Saturday revealed details on recently discovered animal mummies, saying they include two lion cubs as well as several crocodiles, birds and ...

Egypt on Saturday unveiled a cache of 75 wooden and bronze statues and five lion cub mummies decorated with hieroglyphics at the Saqqara necropolis near the Giza pyramids in Cairo. Mummified cats, ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery has been made in Egypt, where researchers have unearthed a collection of mummified animals from the Saqqara necropolis, including the rare find of lion cubs.

A top Egyptian antiquities official says local archaeologists have discovered seven Pharaonic Age tombs near the capital Cairo containing dozens of cat mummies along with wooden statues depicting ...

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