The so-called “tramp stamp” isn’t a sign of trashiness — it’s early women’s tradition. A recent discovery has lead researchers to believe that ancient Egyptian women were adorned with lower back ...

A tumor with teeth was found in a 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian burial site. The tumor, a teratoma, is a rare find in archaeology. It was found near a ring that may have been thought to magically ...

Aug 2 (Reuters) - It is a startling image from ancient Egypt - a mummy discovered during a 1935 archaeological expedition at Deir el-Bahari near Luxor of a woman with her mouth wide open in what looks ...

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An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that mimicked these diagnoses, researchers have concluded, settling a four-year ...

A woman who lived more than 3,000 years ago in Egypt had holes in the bones of her joints, suggesting she suffered from a rare autoimmune disease, researchers said. Mant, M., et al, International ...

In celebration of the many achievements of Egyptian and Arab women over the years, Ahram Online republishes this article as part of a nine-day special series of gratitude and pride for women's ...

Discover a time in Ancient Egypt when women held a role with extraordinary power. A monument from Ancient Egypt depicts an unusually powerful woman, standing alongside the king. Who was she? Discover ...

As crews dug through the soil along the Nile in Southern Egypt, skeletons slowly emerged from the dirt. The area had once been an ancient graveyard, but looting and housing projects had damaged the ...

The remains of an ancient Egyptian woman unearthed near Aswan reveal she likely suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study. Photo from Axp Photography, UnSplash The skeletal remains ...