A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines have been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the Nile Delta, a rare find that has also solved a long-running mystery.

Shabti, the ancient Egyptian funerary figurines that were supposed to work for the deceased in their afterlife, have revealed the identity of a pharaoh in an unnamed sarcophagus. Pharaoh Shoshenq III ...

The missing body of Shoshenq III, the sixth of 11 known pharaohs from ancient Egypt’s 22nd dynasty (945–716 B.C.E.), has unexpectedly turned up in the Tanis tomb of his predecessor, Osorkon II. In a ...

Additional treasures found within the burial chamber are housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

The funerary figurines discovered inside a tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis - Copyright MFFT - EPHE/PSL/AFP Simone NANNUCCI The funerary figurines ...