An Austrian archaeological mission uncovered a 500-meter-long sandstone wall from the late Middle Kingdom era during excavation work carried out in Tel Al-Dabaa town (Avaris) in Sharqiya governorate ...

One dozen severed human hands have been unearthed from pits beneath a palace in northeastern Egypt — where they were likely displayed to intimidate visitors. The grim remains were found during an ...

A team of archaeologists excavating a palace in the ancient city of Avaris, in Egypt, has made a gruesome discovery. The archaeologists have unearthed the skeletons of 16 human hands buried in four ...

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There is evidence that ancient Egyptian soldiers would sever the right hands of foes and present them to the Pharaoh. That evidence comes in the form of tomb inscriptions of prominent warriors, as ...

A team of archaeologists excavating a palace in the ancient city of Avaris, in Egypt, has made a gruesome discovery. The archaeologists have unearthed the skeletons of 16 human hands buried in four ...

The wall dates back to the Middle Kingdom – between 2000BC and 1700BC Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities A wall that may be the remains of a previously unknown ancient city has been discovered in Egypt.

Radar imaging shows the outlines of the ancient city's streets and houses An ancient Egyptian city believed to be Avaris, the capital of the Hyksos people who ruled 3,500 years ago, has been located ...

Radar imaging shows the outlines of the ancient city's streets and houses An ancient Egyptian city believed to be Avaris, the capital of the Hyksos people who ruled 3,500 years ago, has been located ...