His mummified remains reveal him as the first pharaoh to be laid to rest in the Valley of the Kings. This site would become the final resting place for nearly all the pharaohs of the 18th, 19th ...

More than 2,000 mummified rams' heads have been unearthed at an ancient temple in Egypt. The severed skulls were likely prepared as an offering to the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, around 1,000 ...

More than 2,000 mummified ram heads and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered by archaeologists at the King Ramses II Temple of Abydos. The finds, located roughly 270 miles south of ...

Though mummies rising from the dead are a staple of the horror genre, Egyptians likely didn't believe this would happen in real life. "Symbolically, the pharaoh is never dead," said Ejsmond.

About 2975 years ago, Pharaoh Siamun reigned in Lower Egypt; in China the Zhou Dynasty elapsed; Solomon was to succeed David on the throne of Israel; in the territory that is now Portugal, the ...

More than 2,000 mummified ram heads have been discovered in Egypt. Archaeologists at the King Ramses II Temple of Abydos found the mummified remains. They also discovered mummified dogs, wild ...

More than 2,000 decomposed ram skulls unearthed in a newly discovered warehouse in the temple of the ancient pharaoh Ramses II will help archeologists uncover more details about one of the oldest ...

A team of researchers discovered 2,000 mummified ram heads inside a temple in one of ancient Egypt’s oldest and most sacred cities, officials said. The team, led by researchers with the ...

Researchers discovered 2,000 mummified ram heads in an ancient temple in Egypt. They were likely left as an offering to pharaoh Ramses II.